What color is #D9C6FF?

#D9C6FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C6FF?

The RGB value is 217, 198, 255: 217 red, 198 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C6FF?

The complementary color is #ECFFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C6FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C6FF color

#D9C6FF rgb(217, 198, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9C6FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 77.6% green and 100% blue (217, 198, 255).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#D9C6FF color codes

HEX	`#D9C6FF`
RGB	`rgb(217, 198, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 77.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 22%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.1, 17.49, -25.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.1, 30.95, 304.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.856, 62.36, 103.103)`
Decimal	`14272255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C6FF, 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 #D9C6FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C6FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #D9C6FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c6ff; }
.text { color: #d9c6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c6ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 198 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c6ff, #f5c6ff); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D9C6FF?: #D9C6FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C6FF?: The RGB value is 217, 198, 255: 217 red, 198 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C6FF?: The complementary color is #ECFFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C6FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.