What color is #D8CFFA?

#D8CFFA 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 #D8CFFA?

The RGB value is 216, 207, 250: 216 red, 207 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8CFFA?

The complementary color is #F1FACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8CFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8CFFA color

#D8CFFA rgb(216, 207, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D8CFFA is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 81.2% green and 98% blue (216, 207, 250).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 81% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Innocent Snowdrop (#D0C7FF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#D8CFFA color codes

HEX	`#D8CFFA`
RGB	`rgb(216, 207, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 81.2%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 81%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.06, 11.33, -19.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.06, 22.91, 299.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.883, 66.126, 99.611)`
Decimal	`14209018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8CFFA, 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 #D8CFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8CFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	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 #D8CFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8cffa; }
.text { color: #d8cffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8cffa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 207 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8cffa, #edcffa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D8CFFA?: #D8CFFA 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 #D8CFFA?: The RGB value is 216, 207, 250: 216 red, 207 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8CFFA?: The complementary color is #F1FACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8CFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.