What color is #D6CCE5?

#D6CCE5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6CCE5?

The RGB value is 214, 204, 229: 214 red, 204 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CCE5?

The complementary color is #DBE5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CCE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CCE5 color

#D6CCE5 rgb(214, 204, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6CCE5 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 80% green and 89.8% blue (214, 204, 229).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#D6CCE5 color codes

HEX	`#D6CCE5`
RGB	`rgb(214, 204, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 80%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.52, 8.07, -11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.52, 13.72, 306.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.465, 63.139, 82.957)`
Decimal	`14077157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CCE5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D6CCE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CCE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D6CCE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6cce5; }
.text { color: #d6cce5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6cce5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 204 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6cce5, #e3cce5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6CCE5?: #D6CCE5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6CCE5?: The RGB value is 214, 204, 229: 214 red, 204 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CCE5?: The complementary color is #DBE5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CCE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.