What color is #D8CDFF?

#D8CDFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8CDFF?

The RGB value is 216, 205, 255: 216 red, 205 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8CDFF?

The complementary color is #F4FFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8CDFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8CDFF color

#D8CDFF rgb(216, 205, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D8CDFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 80.4% green and 100% blue (216, 205, 255).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Innocent Snowdrop (#D0C7FF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#D8CDFF color codes

HEX	`#D8CDFF`
RGB	`rgb(216, 205, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 80.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, 13.44, -23.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 26.69, 300.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.196, 65.481, 103.635)`
Decimal	`14208511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8CDFF, 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 #D8CDFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8CDFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #D8CDFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8cdff; }
.text { color: #d8cdff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8cdff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 205 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8cdff, #f1cdff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D8CDFF?: #D8CDFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8CDFF?: The RGB value is 216, 205, 255: 216 red, 205 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8CDFF?: The complementary color is #F4FFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8CDFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.