What color is #D7CDEA?

#D7CDEA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7CDEA?

The RGB value is 215, 205, 234: 215 red, 205 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7CDEA?

The complementary color is #E0EACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7CDEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7CDEA color

#D7CDEA rgb(215, 205, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7CDEA is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 80.4% green and 91.8% blue (215, 205, 234).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 41% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#D7CDEA color codes

HEX	`#D7CDEA`
RGB	`rgb(215, 205, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 80.4%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 41%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.99, 8.85, -13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.99, 15.75, 304.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.704, 64.05, 86.78)`
Decimal	`14142954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7CDEA, 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 #D7CDEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7CDEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #D7CDEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7cdea; }
.text { color: #d7cdea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7cdea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 205 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7cdea, #e6cdea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D7CDEA?: #D7CDEA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7CDEA?: The RGB value is 215, 205, 234: 215 red, 205 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7CDEA?: The complementary color is #E0EACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7CDEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.