What color is #D9CDEB?

#D9CDEB 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 #D9CDEB?

The RGB value is 217, 205, 235: 217 red, 205 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CDEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #D9CDEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CDEB color

#D9CDEB rgb(217, 205, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9CDEB is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 80.4% green and 92.2% blue (217, 205, 235).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 43% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#D9CDEB color codes

HEX	`#D9CDEB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 205, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 80.4%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 43%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 13%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.18, 9.7, -13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.18, 16.43, 306.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.439, 64.413, 87.567)`
Decimal	`14274027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CDEB, 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 #D9CDEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CDEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #D9CDEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cdeb; }
.text { color: #d9cdeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cdeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 205 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cdeb, #e8cdeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9CDEB?: #D9CDEB 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 #D9CDEB?: The RGB value is 217, 205, 235: 217 red, 205 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CDEB?: The complementary color is #DFEBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CDEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.