What color is #D7CEEB?

#D7CEEB is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7CEEB?

The RGB value is 215, 206, 235: 215 red, 206 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7CEEB?

The complementary color is #E2EBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7CEEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7CEEB color

#D7CEEB rgb(215, 206, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7CEEB is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 80.8% green and 92.2% blue (215, 206, 235).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 42% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#D7CEEB color codes

HEX	`#D7CEEB`
RGB	`rgb(215, 206, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 80.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 42%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.27, 8.51, -13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.27, 15.66, 302.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.088, 64.588, 87.619)`
Decimal	`14143211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7CEEB, 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 #D7CEEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7CEEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #D7CEEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7ceeb; }
.text { color: #d7ceeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7ceeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 206 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7ceeb, #e6ceeb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D7CEEB?: #D7CEEB is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7CEEB?: The RGB value is 215, 206, 235: 215 red, 206 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7CEEB?: The complementary color is #E2EBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7CEEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.