What color is #D9CDFB?

#D9CDFB is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CDFB?

The RGB value is 217, 205, 251: 217 red, 205 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CDFB?

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

Is black or white text better on #D9CDFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CDFB color

#D9CDFB rgb(217, 205, 251)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9CDFB is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 80.4% green and 98.4% blue (217, 205, 251).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 85% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Innocent Snowdrop (#D0C7FF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#D9CDFB color codes

HEX	`#D9CDFB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 205, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 80.4%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 85%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 18%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.68, 12.91, -21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.68, 24.66, 301.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.856, 65.379, 100.293)`
Decimal	`14274043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CDFB, 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 #D9CDFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CDFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #D9CDFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cdfb; }
.text { color: #d9cdfb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cdfb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 205 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cdfb, #f0cdfb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9CDFB?: #D9CDFB is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CDFB?: The RGB value is 217, 205, 251: 217 red, 205 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CDFB?: The complementary color is #EFFBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CDFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.