What color is #D9CBED?

#D9CBED is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CBED?

The RGB value is 217, 203, 237: 217 red, 203 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CBED?

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

Is black or white text better on #D9CBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CBED color

#D9CBED rgb(217, 203, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9CBED is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 79.6% green and 92.9% blue (217, 203, 237).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

#D9CBED color codes

HEX	`#D9CBED`
RGB	`rgb(217, 203, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 79.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 49%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.75, 11.15, -14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.75, 18.68, 306.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.254, 63.578, 88.938)`
Decimal	`14273517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CBED, 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 #D9CBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	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 #D9CBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cbed; }
.text { color: #d9cbed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cbed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 203 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cbed, #eacbed); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9CBED?: #D9CBED is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CBED?: The RGB value is 217, 203, 237: 217 red, 203 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CBED?: The complementary color is #DFEDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.