What color is #D6D5E7?

#D6D5E7 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D5E7?

The RGB value is 214, 213, 231: 214 red, 213 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D5E7?

The complementary color is #E6E7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D5E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D5E7 color

#D6D5E7 rgb(214, 213, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D6D5E7 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 83.5% green and 90.6% blue (214, 213, 231).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 27% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#D6D5E7 color codes

HEX	`#D6D5E7`
RGB	`rgb(214, 213, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 83.5%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 27%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 8%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.83, 3.71, -8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.83, 9.46, 293.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.947, 67.654, 85.17)`
Decimal	`14079463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D5E7, 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 #D6D5E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D5E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #D6D5E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d5e7; }
.text { color: #d6d5e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d5e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 213 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d5e7, #dfd5e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6D5E7?: #D6D5E7 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D5E7?: The RGB value is 214, 213, 231: 214 red, 213 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D5E7?: The complementary color is #E6E7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D5E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.