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#d2ccdb

a light, soft violet · cool · closest name: Lavender

RGB
210, 204, 219
HSL
264°, 17%, 83%
CMYK
4, 7, 0, 14
Luminance
0.6200

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d2ccdb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d2ccdb
Hue
264°
violet
Saturation
17%
soft
Lightness
83%
light
Brightness
86%
HSV value
Perceived
81%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6200
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
60/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
13.40:1
Closest name
Lavender
ΔE2000 6.5
Where it sits
Hue264° of 360°
Saturation17%
Lightness83%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool60% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d2ccdb
RGBrgb(210, 204, 219)
HSLhsl(264, 17%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(82.9 4.8 -6.7)
LCHlch(82.9 8.2 305.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.855 0.021 304.0)
Decimal13815003
Display P3color(display-p3 0.824 0.800 0.859)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d2ccdb;
background-color: #d2ccdb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d2ccdb] bg-[#d2ccdb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d2ccdb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.824, green: 0.800, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d2ccdb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD2CCDB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(219, 204, 210)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #d2ccdb · 13.40:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.57:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.40:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d2ccdb as text scores 1.57:1 on white and 13.40:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d2ccdb on white: 1.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d2ccdb on black: 13.40:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CACEDC
deuteranopia · #CBCEDA
tritanopia · #D1CED1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d2ccdb is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7F6F8
#EFEEF2
#d2ccdb
#C5BDD1
#A89CB9
#8B7CA2
#76658F
#625478
#4F4460
#3B3447
#25202C
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F7F6F8Darkest = 950 · #25202C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7F6F8;
  --brand-100: #EFEEF2;
  --brand-200: #d2ccdb;
  --brand-300: #C5BDD1;
  --brand-400: #A89CB9;
  --brand-500: #8B7CA2;
  --brand-600: #76658F;
  --brand-700: #625478;
  --brand-800: #4F4460;
  --brand-900: #3B3447;
  --brand-950: #25202C;
  --brand: #d2ccdb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d2ccdb

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F7F6F9
Tinted page background
Border#D5CFDD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#6F5F86
Captions on the surface
Accent#757C50
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#3E354B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F2F0F4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1B1721
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d2ccdb

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#D5DBCC
Analogous left#CCCDDB
Analogous right#D9CCDB
Split-complement 1#DBD9CC
Split-complement 2#CDDBCC
Triadic 1#DBD2CC
Triadic 2#CCDBD2
Tetradic#DBCCCD

RGB percentages

Red82.4%
Green80.0%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan4.1%
Magenta6.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#d2ccdb text on a black background

contrast 13.40:1

Card sample

#d2ccdb text on a white background

contrast 1.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d2ccdb;
Background color
Panel with #d2ccdb background
background-color: #d2ccdb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d2ccdb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(210, 204, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(210, 204, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d2ccdb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d2ccdb, #DBCCDA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d2ccdb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d2ccdb in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#d2ccdb, answered

What color is #d2ccdb?

#d2ccdb is a light soft violet, closest to Lavender (ΔE2000 6.5). It sits at 264° on the hue wheel with 17% saturation and 83% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #d2ccdb?

rgb(210, 204, 219) — 210 red, 204 green and 219 blue out of 255, or 82.4% / 80% / 85.9% by channel.

Is #d2ccdb a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6200 and perceived brightness is 81%, so black text on it reaches 13.40:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d2ccdb?

Black. It scores 13.40:1 against #d2ccdb, versus 1.57:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d2ccdb?

#D5DBCC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DBD9CC and #CDDBCC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d2ccdb?

For interface work: #F7F6F9 as the surface, #D5CFDD for borders, #6F5F86 for secondary text, #757C50 as an accent and #3E354B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CCCDDB and #D9CCDB stays calm, while #D5DBCC is the loudest partner.

What is #d2ccdb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 14%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d2ccdb warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 60 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D7CCDB; nudged cooler, #CCCBDC.

Work with #d2ccdb in the Color Lab