What color is #D6D4E1?

#D6D4E1 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D4E1?

The RGB value is 214, 212, 225: 214 red, 212 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D4E1?

The complementary color is #DFE1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D4E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D4E1 color

#D6D4E1 rgb(214, 212, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D6D4E1 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 83.1% green and 88.2% blue (214, 212, 225).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 18% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#D6D4E1 color codes

HEX	`#D6D4E1`
RGB	`rgb(214, 212, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 83.1%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 18%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 6%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.41, 3.08, -6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.41, 6.88, 296.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.863, 66.819, 80.7)`
Decimal	`14079201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D4E1, 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 #D6D4E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D4E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #D6D4E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d4e1; }
.text { color: #d6d4e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d4e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 212 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d4e1, #dcd4e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D6D4E1?: #D6D4E1 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D4E1?: The RGB value is 214, 212, 225: 214 red, 212 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D4E1?: The complementary color is #DFE1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D4E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.