What color is #D6D0E8?

#D6D0E8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D0E8?

The RGB value is 214, 208, 232: 214 red, 208 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D0E8?

The complementary color is #E2E8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D0E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D0E8 color

#D6D0E8 rgb(214, 208, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6D0E8 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 81.6% green and 91% blue (214, 208, 232).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 34% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#D6D0E8 color codes

HEX	`#D6D0E8`
RGB	`rgb(214, 208, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 81.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 34%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.6, 6.54, -11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.6, 12.85, 300.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.85, 65.234, 85.503)`
Decimal	`14078184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D0E8, 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 #D6D0E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D0E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #D6D0E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d0e8; }
.text { color: #d6d0e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d0e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 208 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d0e8, #e2d0e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6D0E8?: #D6D0E8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D0E8?: The RGB value is 214, 208, 232: 214 red, 208 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D0E8?: The complementary color is #E2E8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D0E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.