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#d2cfea

a pale, soft blue · cool · closest name: Lavender

RGB
210, 207, 234
HSL
247°, 39%, 87%
CMYK
10, 12, 0, 8
Luminance
0.6427

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d2cfea is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d2cfea
Hue
247°
blue
Saturation
39%
soft
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6427
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
80/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
13.85:1
Closest name
Lavender
ΔE2000 5.8
Where it sits
Hue247° of 360°
Saturation39%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool80% 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#d2cfea
RGBrgb(210, 207, 234)
HSLhsl(247, 39%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(84.1 6.2 -12.9)
LCHlch(84.1 14.3 295.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.865 0.037 290.7)
Decimal13815786
Display P3color(display-p3 0.824 0.812 0.918)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d2cfea;
background-color: #d2cfea;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d2cfea] bg-[#d2cfea]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d2cfea;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.824, green: 0.812, blue: 0.918)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d2cfea")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD2CFEA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(234, 207, 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 #d2cfea · 13.85:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.52:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.85:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d2cfea as text scores 1.52:1 on white and 13.85:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d2cfea on white: 1.52:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d2cfea on black: 13.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C9D2EB
deuteranopia · #C9D1E9
tritanopia · #CED3D8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d2cfea 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.

#F6F5FA
#ECEBF4
#d2cfea
#B6B1DD
#918ACC
#6D63BB
#554BAA
#473E8E
#393272
#2C2753
#1C1834
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F6F5FADarkest = 950 · #1C1834
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F5FA;
  --brand-100: #ECEBF4;
  --brand-200: #d2cfea;
  --brand-300: #B6B1DD;
  --brand-400: #918ACC;
  --brand-500: #6D63BB;
  --brand-600: #554BAA;
  --brand-700: #473E8E;
  --brand-800: #393272;
  --brand-900: #2C2753;
  --brand-950: #1C1834;
  --brand: #d2cfea;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d2cfea

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#F5F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#CAC6E6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#544B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#91853B
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2C2759
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEEDF7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#161424
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 #d2cfea

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#E7EACF
Analogous left#CFDAEA
Analogous right#E0CFEA
Split-complement 1#EAE0CF
Split-complement 2#DAEACF
Triadic 1#EAD2CF
Triadic 2#CFEAD2
Tetradic#EACFDA

RGB percentages

Red82.4%
Green81.2%
Blue91.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan10.3%
Magenta11.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)8.2%

Color previews

#d2cfea text on a black background

contrast 13.85:1

Card sample

#d2cfea text on a white background

contrast 1.52:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d2cfea;
Background color
Panel with #d2cfea background
background-color: #d2cfea;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d2cfea;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(210, 207, 234, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(210, 207, 234, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d2cfea;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d2cfea, #E4CFEA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d2cfea

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.

#d2cfea in the real world

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

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#d2cfea, answered

What color is #d2cfea?

#d2cfea is a pale soft blue, closest to Lavender (ΔE2000 5.8). It sits at 247° on the hue wheel with 39% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #d2cfea?

rgb(210, 207, 234) — 210 red, 207 green and 234 blue out of 255, or 82.4% / 81.2% / 91.8% by channel.

Is #d2cfea a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6427 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 13.85:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d2cfea?

Black. It scores 13.85:1 against #d2cfea, versus 1.52:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d2cfea?

#E7EACF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EAE0CF and #DAEACF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d2cfea?

For interface work: #F5F4FA as the surface, #CAC6E6 for borders, #544B9B for secondary text, #91853B as an accent and #2C2759 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CFDAEA and #E0CFEA stays calm, while #E7EACF is the loudest partner.

What is #d2cfea in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d2cfea warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 80 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DCCFEA; nudged cooler, #CED6EB.

Work with #d2cfea in the Color Lab