What color is #D6D3E7?

#D6D3E7 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D3E7?

The RGB value is 214, 211, 231: 214 red, 211 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D3E7?

The complementary color is #E4E7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D3E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D3E7 color

#D6D3E7 rgb(214, 211, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D6D3E7 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 82.7% green and 90.6% blue (214, 211, 231).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 29% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#D6D3E7 color codes

HEX	`#D6D3E7`
RGB	`rgb(214, 211, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 82.7%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 29%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 9%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.33, 4.76, -9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.33, 10.58, 296.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.447, 66.654, 85.003)`
Decimal	`14078951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D3E7, 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 #D6D3E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D3E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	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 #D6D3E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d3e7; }
.text { color: #d6d3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d3e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 211 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d3e7, #e0d3e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6D3E7?: #D6D3E7 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D3E7?: The RGB value is 214, 211, 231: 214 red, 211 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D3E7?: The complementary color is #E4E7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D3E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.