What color is #D9D5E5?

#D9D5E5 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D5E5?

The RGB value is 217, 213, 229: 217 red, 213 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D5E5?

The complementary color is #E1E5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D5E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D5E5 color

#D9D5E5 rgb(217, 213, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9D5E5 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 83.5% green and 89.8% blue (217, 213, 229).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 24% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#D9D5E5 color codes

HEX	`#D9D5E5`
RGB	`rgb(217, 213, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 83.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 24%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.01, 4.31, -7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.01, 8.53, 300.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.55, 67.997, 83.732)`
Decimal	`14276069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D5E5, 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 #D9D5E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D5E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #D9D5E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d5e5; }
.text { color: #d9d5e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d5e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 213 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d5e5, #e1d5e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D9D5E5?: #D9D5E5 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D5E5?: The RGB value is 217, 213, 229: 217 red, 213 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D5E5?: The complementary color is #E1E5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D5E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.