What color is #D6D6EB?

#D6D6EB is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D6EB?

The RGB value is 214, 214, 235: 214 red, 214 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D6EB?

The complementary color is #EBEBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D6EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D6EB color

#D6D6EB rgb(214, 214, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D6D6EB is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 83.9% green and 92.2% blue (214, 214, 235).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 34% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#D6D6EB color codes

HEX	`#D6D6EB`
RGB	`rgb(214, 214, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 83.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 34%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.2, 3.96, -10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.2, 11.01, 291.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.771, 68.387, 88.263)`
Decimal	`14079723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D6EB, 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 #D6D6EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D6EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #D6D6EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d6eb; }
.text { color: #d6d6eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d6eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 214 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d6eb, #e1d6eb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D6D6EB?: #D6D6EB is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D6EB?: The RGB value is 214, 214, 235: 214 red, 214 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D6EB?: The complementary color is #EBEBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D6EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.