What color is #D6D2FF?

#D6D2FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D2FF?

The RGB value is 214, 210, 255: 214 red, 210 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D2FF?

The complementary color is #FBFFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D2FF color

#D6D2FF rgb(214, 210, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D6D2FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 82.4% green and 100% blue (214, 210, 255).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 100% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#D6D2FF color codes

HEX	`#D6D2FF`
RGB	`rgb(214, 210, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 82.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 100%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 18%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 18%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.81, 10.15, -21.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.81, 23.72, 295.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.824, 67.609, 104.012)`
Decimal	`14078719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D2FF, 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 #D6D2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	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 #D6D2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d2ff; }
.text { color: #d6d2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 210 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d2ff, #edd2ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6D2FF?: #D6D2FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D2FF?: The RGB value is 214, 210, 255: 214 red, 210 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D2FF?: The complementary color is #FBFFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.