What color is #D9D4EA?

#D9D4EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D4EA?

The RGB value is 217, 212, 234: 217 red, 212 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D4EA?

The complementary color is #E5EAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D4EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D4EA color

#D9D4EA rgb(217, 212, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9D4EA is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 83.1% green and 91.8% blue (217, 212, 234).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 34% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#D9D4EA color codes

HEX	`#D9D4EA`
RGB	`rgb(217, 212, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 83.1%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 34%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.9, 5.8, -10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.9, 11.71, 299.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.007, 67.779, 87.378)`
Decimal	`14275818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D4EA, 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 #D9D4EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D4EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #D9D4EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d4ea; }
.text { color: #d9d4ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d4ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 212 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d4ea, #e4d4ea); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9D4EA?: #D9D4EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D4EA?: The RGB value is 217, 212, 234: 217 red, 212 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D4EA?: The complementary color is #E5EAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D4EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.