What color is #D8D4EB?

#D8D4EB is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D4EB?

The RGB value is 216, 212, 235: 216 red, 212 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D4EB?

The complementary color is #E7EBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D4EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D4EB color

#D8D4EB rgb(216, 212, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D8D4EB is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 83.1% green and 92.2% blue (216, 212, 235).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 37% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% 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 14.54:1).

#D8D4EB color codes

HEX	`#D8D4EB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 212, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 83.1%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 37%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 10%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.85, 5.67, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.85, 12.18, 297.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.855, 67.684, 88.123)`
Decimal	`14210283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D4EB, 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 #D8D4EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D4EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	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 #D8D4EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d4eb; }
.text { color: #d8d4eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d4eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 212 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d4eb, #e3d4eb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D8D4EB?: #D8D4EB is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D4EB?: The RGB value is 216, 212, 235: 216 red, 212 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D4EB?: The complementary color is #E7EBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D4EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.