What color is #D9CEED?

#D9CEED 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 #D9CEED?

The RGB value is 217, 206, 237: 217 red, 206 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CEED?

The complementary color is #E2EDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CEED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CEED color

#D9CEED rgb(217, 206, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9CEED is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 80.8% green and 92.9% blue (217, 206, 237).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 46% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#D9CEED color codes

HEX	`#D9CEED`
RGB	`rgb(217, 206, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 80.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 46%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.49, 9.56, -13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.49, 16.84, 304.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.97, 65.009, 89.177)`
Decimal	`14274285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CEED, 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 #D9CEED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CEED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #D9CEED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9ceed; }
.text { color: #d9ceed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9ceed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 206 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9ceed, #e9ceed); }

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Questions

What color is #D9CEED?: #D9CEED 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 #D9CEED?: The RGB value is 217, 206, 237: 217 red, 206 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CEED?: The complementary color is #E2EDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CEED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.