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#d2cfe6

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

Token name suggestion: Chalk Sapphire

RGB
210, 207, 230
HSL
248°, 32%, 86%
CMYK
9, 10, 0, 10
Luminance
0.6404

#d2cfe6 is a pale soft blue, 248° on the wheel and 76/100 on the cool side. Put black text on it (13.81:1). As text it scores 1.52:1 on white — use #776EB3 instead. Nearest name is Lavender, nearest Tailwind family is zinc.

hsl(248 32% 86%)rgb(210 207 230)Base step 200AAA inkCool

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d2cfe6 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d2cfe6
Hue
248°
blue
Saturation
32%
soft
Lightness
86%
pale
Brightness
90%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6404
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
76/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
13.81:1
Closest name
Lavender
ΔE2000 5.4
Chroma
12.2
LCH, 0–130ish
OKLCH L
0.864
perceptual lightness
Tailwind
zinc
500 · ΔE 29.8
Web-safe
#CCCCFF
nearest of 216
Where it sits
Hue248° of 360°
Saturation32%
Lightness86%
Saturation × lightness field

Left edge is grey, right edge is full chroma; top is white, bottom is black. The dot is #d2cfe6.

Temperature
Warm ← → Cool76% cool

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

Luminance by channel
Red21%
Green70%
Blue9%

Green carries most of what the eye calls brightness — that is why WCAG weights it 0.7152.

Every format

HEX#d2cfe6
HEX (8-digit)#d2cfe6ff
RGBrgb(210, 207, 230)
RGBArgba(210, 207, 230, 1)
HSLhsl(248, 32%, 86%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248, 10%, 90%)
HWBhwb(248 81% 10%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 10%)
LABlab(84.0 5.4 -10.9)
LCHlch(84.0 12.2 296.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.864 0.032 291.7)
XYZ (D65)xyz(63.17, 64.04, 83.88)
Decimal13815782
Display P3color(display-p3 0.824 0.812 0.902)
Web-safe#CCCCFF

Copy-ready code

every platformclick to select
/* CSS */
color: #d2cfe6;
background-color: #d2cfe6;
/* CSS custom property */
--brand: #d2cfe6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d2cfe6] bg-[#d2cfe6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d2cfe6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.824, green: 0.812, blue: 0.902)
/* UIKit */
UIColor(red: 0.824, green: 0.812, blue: 0.902, alpha: 1)
/* Android XML */
<color name="brand">#D2CFE6</color>
/* Android Compose */
Color(0xFFD2CFE6)
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD2CFE6)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(230, 207, 210)
/* Python / PIL (RGB) */
(210, 207, 230)
/* Java AWT */
new Color(210, 207, 230)
/* .NET */
Color.FromArgb(255, 210, 207, 230)
/* OpenGL / Unity (0–1) */
(0.8235f, 0.8118f, 0.9020f, 1f)
/* LaTeX */
\definecolor{brand}{RGB}{210,207,230}
modern cssclick to select
/* mix without leaving CSS */
background: color-mix(in oklab, #d2cfe6 85%, white);
border-color: color-mix(in oklab, #d2cfe6 40%, transparent);
/* theme-aware in one line */
color: light-dark(#312C54, #D9D7EA);
/* relative colour syntax */
--hover: hsl(from #d2cfe6 h s calc(l - 7));

Design tokens

The same ramp in the four formats a team actually needs. Paste one and the whole palette lands with it.

css custom propertiesclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F5F9;
  --brand-100: #EDECF3;
  --brand-200: #d2cfe6;
  --brand-300: #BAB5D9;
  --brand-400: #9790C5;
  --brand-500: #756BB2;
  --brand-600: #5E54A1;
  --brand-700: #4E4686;
  --brand-800: #3F386B;
  --brand-900: #302B4F;
  --brand-950: #1E1B31;
  --brand: #d2cfe6;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
  --brand-surface: #F6F5FA;
  --brand-border: #CDC9E3;
  --brand-hover: #BCB8DA;
  --brand-pressed: #A6A0CE;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --brand-surface: #161424;
    --brand-ink: #D9D7EA;
  }
}
tailwind.config.jsclick to select
theme: {
  extend: {
    colors: {
      brand: {
        50: '#F6F5F9',
        100: '#EDECF3',
        200: '#d2cfe6',
        300: '#BAB5D9',
        400: '#9790C5',
        500: '#756BB2',
        600: '#5E54A1',
        700: '#4E4686',
        800: '#3F386B',
        900: '#302B4F',
        950: '#1E1B31',
        DEFAULT: '#d2cfe6',
      },
    },
  },
}
scss mapclick to select
$brand: (
  '50': #F6F5F9,
  '100': #EDECF3,
  '200': #d2cfe6,
  '300': #BAB5D9,
  '400': #9790C5,
  '500': #756BB2,
  '600': #5E54A1,
  '700': #4E4686,
  '800': #3F386B,
  '900': #302B4F,
  '950': #1E1B31,
);
$brand-base: #d2cfe6;
$brand-ink: #000000;

@function brand($step) { @return map-get($brand, $step); }
w3c design tokens (json)click to select
{
  "color": {
    "brand": {
      "50": { "$value": "#F6F5F9", "$type": "color" },
      "100": { "$value": "#EDECF3", "$type": "color" },
      "200": { "$value": "#d2cfe6", "$type": "color" },
      "300": { "$value": "#BAB5D9", "$type": "color" },
      "400": { "$value": "#9790C5", "$type": "color" },
      "500": { "$value": "#756BB2", "$type": "color" },
      "600": { "$value": "#5E54A1", "$type": "color" },
      "700": { "$value": "#4E4686", "$type": "color" },
      "800": { "$value": "#3F386B", "$type": "color" },
      "900": { "$value": "#302B4F", "$type": "color" },
      "950": { "$value": "#1E1B31", "$type": "color" }
    },
    "brandInk": { "$value": "#000000", "$type": "color" }
  }
}

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 #d2cfe6 · 13.81:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
12px
Aa
16px
Aa
24px
Aa
White text · 1.52:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.81:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d2cfe6 as text scores 1.52:1 on white and 13.81:1 on black.
Best tinted ink on it, if plain black or white feels flat: #312C54 at 8.53:1.

Make it accessible

A contrast checker tells you that you failed. This tells you what to ship instead — same hue, same saturation, lightness moved only as far as WCAG demands.

The quick fox
#776EB3 · 4.50:1
AA on white−29% L
#776EB3
The quick fox
#574E96 · 7.15:1
AAA on white−41% L
#574E96
The quick fox
#d2cfe6 · 13.81:1
AA on blackalready passes
#d2cfe6
The quick fox
#d2cfe6 · 13.81:1
AAA on blackalready passes
#d2cfe6

Large text — 24px regular or 18.66px bold and above — only needs 3:1, so #938CC3 is enough for headings on white. Non-text elements such as icons, chart strokes and focus rings also sit at 3:1 under WCAG 2.2 (1.4.11).

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d2cfe6 on white: 1.52:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d2cfe6 on black: 13.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Against the neutral ladder

Contrast is symmetric, so each row covers both directions: #d2cfe6 as text on that neutral, and that neutral as text on #d2cfe6.

NeutralRatioBoth directions
White1.52:1AaAa
Slate 501.45:1AaAa
Slate 1001.39:1AaAa
Slate 2001.23:1AaAa
Slate 3001.02:1AaAa
Slate 4001.69:1AaAa
Slate 5003.13:1AaAa
Slate 6004.98:1AaAa
Slate 7006.81:1AaAa
Slate 8009.62:1AaAa
Slate 90011.74:1AaAa
Black13.81:1AaAa
Colour vision deficiency
true color
protanopia · #CAD2E7
deuteranopia · #CAD1E5
tritanopia · #CED2D6

Roughly one man in twelve has some form of colour vision deficiency. If any of the three panels above is hard to tell apart from a neighbouring colour in your palette, add a shape, an icon or a label so the meaning does not rest on hue alone.

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d2cfe6 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.

#F6F5F9
#EDECF3
#d2cfe6
#BAB5D9
#9790C5
#756BB2
#5E54A1
#4E4686
#3F386B
#302B4F
#1E1B31
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F6F5F9Darkest = 950 · #1E1B31Text step on white = 500
Perceptual ramp — OKLCH

The same eleven steps expressed in OKLCH, where equal lightness numbers actually look equally spaced. HSL ramps go muddy in the yellows and washed out in the blues; this one does not. Modern browsers render it natively — the hex ramp above is the fallback.

50100200300400500600700800900950
oklch tokensclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.008 291.7);
  --brand-100: oklch(0.94 0.013 291.7);
  --brand-200: oklch(0.88 0.019 291.7);
  --brand-300: oklch(0.80 0.025 291.7);
  --brand-400: oklch(0.72 0.029 291.7);
  --brand-500: oklch(0.64 0.032 291.7);
  --brand-600: oklch(0.56 0.032 291.7);
  --brand-700: oklch(0.48 0.030 291.7);
  --brand-800: oklch(0.40 0.027 291.7);
  --brand-900: oklch(0.32 0.022 291.7);
  --brand-950: oklch(0.24 0.017 291.7);
}

Colors that work with #d2cfe6

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#F6F5FA
Tinted page background
Border#CDC9E3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#584F97
Captions on the surface
Accent#898143
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#312C54
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFEEF6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#161424
Dark-mode background
Hover#BCB8DA
One step down in lightness
Pressed#A6A0CE
Two steps down
Disabled#F3F3F7
Chroma pulled out
Focus ring#DDDAF0
Offset from the fill so it reads
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

In real components

The same eight roles, wired into the interface patterns you will actually build with them. Every state below is a computed value, not a mock-up.

Buttons and states
Save changesHoverPressedDisabled
OutlineSubtleLinkFocused
Form field
you@company.com

Focus ring uses the light variant so the field still reads as one shape.

Send me product updates
Notice
Your export is ready

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NewBetaDraft
Data
Storage used68%
Acme LtdActive
NorthwindTrial
GlobexActive

How to use #d2cfe6

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
Minimum size as text on white
Not as text
Safe as a fill behind white type
No — use #312C54
Safe as a 1px border on white
No — use #938CC3

Meaning and mood

What a colour in this family tends to signal, and how this particular chroma and lightness change the reading.

trustedcalmcompetentcorporate

The default of institutions for a reason: blue is read as stable and safe across nearly every culture that has been surveyed.

The muted chroma softens the association — it reads considered rather than loud, which suits long-form and data-heavy screens. The high lightness makes it recede — a surface colour rather than a statement.

Worth knowing

It is also the most crowded hue on the web. Distinctiveness has to come from your other choices.

Reads as
  • FormalityMedium
  • EnergyMedium
  • Weight14/100
  • TemperatureCool
  • ApproachabilityReserved

Colour associations are cultural and vary by market. Treat these as a starting point for a conversation with your audience, not a finding about them.

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#E3E6CF
Analogous left#CFD8E6
Analogous right#DECFE6
Split-complement 1#E6DECF
Split-complement 2#D8E6CF
Triadic 1#E6D2CF
Triadic 2#CFE6D2
Tetradic#E6CFD8
On the wheel
Base+30°−30°+120°+240°+180°248°

#d2cfe6 sits at 248°. Every dot is a harmony position and links to its own page in the table alongside.

RGB percentages

Red82.4%
Green81.2%
Blue90.2%
R · 0–255
210
0xd2
G · 0–255
207
0xcf
B · 0–255
230
0xe6

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.7%
Magenta10.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)9.8%

Total ink coverage is 29%. Most commercial presses cap around 300% — above that, sheets stop drying properly.

Color previews

#d2cfe6 text on a black background

contrast 13.81:1

Card sample

#d2cfe6 text on a white background

contrast 1.52:1

Card sample

#d2cfe6 on grey

1.39:1

#d2cfe6 on its own surface

1.40:1

#d2cfe6 on its dark surface

11.91:1

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d2cfe6;
Background color
Panel with #d2cfe6 background
background-color: #d2cfe6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d2cfe6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(210, 207, 230, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(210, 207, 230, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d2cfe6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d2cfe6, #E1CFE6);
Gradient text

Gradient headline

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d2cfe6, #E6CFE5);
-webkit-background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
Focus ring
Focused control
outline: 2px solid #d2cfe6;
outline-offset: 3px;
Underline & caret

Marked up text

text-decoration-color: #d2cfe6;
caret-color: #d2cfe6;
Left rule
Pull quote or callout
border-left: 4px solid #d2cfe6;
Ring + tint
Selected chip
background: #EFEEF6;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #d2cfe6;
Conic badge
68%
background: conic-gradient(#d2cfe6 68%, #e2e8f0 0);

Transparency

What each alpha value actually composites to. The top row is #d2cfe6 over white; the bottom row is the same alpha over a checkerboard, so you can see what survives on a photo or a video.

Bottom row of hexes is the flattened result over white — use those when a design tool refuses transparency, or when you need a solid fallback.

alpha in every syntaxclick to select
rgba(210, 207, 230, 0.5)
rgb(210 207 230 / 50%)
#d2cfe680
hsl(248 32% 86% / 50%)
color-mix(in srgb, #d2cfe6 50%, transparent)
Alpha8-digit hexFlat on white
10%#d2cfe61a#FBFAFD
20%#d2cfe633#F6F5FA
40%#d2cfe666#EDECF5
60%#d2cfe699#E4E2F0
80%#d2cfe6cc#DBD9EB

Gradients from #d2cfe6

Six recipes, each built from this hex and shown with the exact CSS that produced it.

Elevation
Same hue, three lightnesses — safe anywhere
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #F2F2F8, #d2cfe6 45%, #312C54);
Duotone
A short hue run reads richer than a flat fill
background: linear-gradient(120deg, #d2cfe6, #D8BBDC);
Complement sweep
Loud — keep it behind large type only
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d2cfe6, #E3E6CF);
Spotlight
Hero panels and app headers
background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 20% 0%, #F6F5FA 0%, #d2cfe6 45%, #312C54 100%);
Soft wash
Section backgrounds that stay readable
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #F6F5FA, #ffffff);
Mesh
Ambient background, no image weight
background: radial-gradient(60% 60% at 15% 20%, #F1F4F7 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(55% 55% at 85% 15%, #EDE3F1 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 95%, #312C54 0%, transparent 65%), #d2cfe6;

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d2cfe6

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Tones — desaturated

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.

#d2cfe6 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.

On screens

Holds up across typical panel gamma. Still worth checking on an uncalibrated laptop, where mid-tones shift most.

In dark mode

Usable as-is on a dark surface at 13.81:1.

Explore nearby colors

Small, deliberate steps away from this hex — useful when you are hunting for the version of a colour that finally feels right.

#d2cfe6, answered

What color is #d2cfe6?

#d2cfe6 is a pale soft blue, closest to Lavender (ΔE2000 5.4). It sits at 248° on the hue wheel with 32% saturation and 86% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #d2cfe6?

rgb(210, 207, 230) — 210 red, 207 green and 230 blue out of 255, or 82.4% / 81.2% / 90.2% by channel.

What is #d2cfe6 in HSL and HSV?

hsl(248, 32%, 86%) and hsv(248, 10%, 90%). HSL is what CSS takes; HSV is what your design tool's picker shows, which is why the saturation numbers rarely match.

Is #d2cfe6 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6404 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 13.81:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d2cfe6?

Black. It scores 13.81:1 against #d2cfe6, versus 1.52:1 for white — AAA at any size.

Is #d2cfe6 accessible on a white background?

#d2cfe6 on white scores 1.52:1, which fails WCAG AA at every size. Darken it to #776EB3 to reach 4.5:1, or #574E96 for 7:1.

What is the complementary color of #d2cfe6?

#E3E6CF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E6DECF and #D8E6CF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d2cfe6?

For interface work: #F6F5FA as the surface, #CDC9E3 for borders, #584F97 for secondary text, #898143 as an accent and #312C54 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CFD8E6 and #DECFE6 stays calm, while #E3E6CF is the loudest partner.

What is #d2cfe6 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 10%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d2cfe6 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 76 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DACFE6; nudged cooler, #CED4E7.

Which Tailwind color is closest to #d2cfe6?

The zinc family — its 500 step is #71717a, ΔE2000 29.8 away. That is a visible difference, so define #d2cfe6 as a custom token rather than reaching for the built-in.

How do I use #d2cfe6 in Tailwind CSS?

Inline it as an arbitrary value with bg-[#d2cfe6] or text-[#d2cfe6], or register the whole ramp under theme.extend.colors.brand so you get bg-brand-500 and friends. The generated 50–950 scale on this page is ready to paste into your config.

What is #d2cfe6 with 50% opacity?

rgba(210, 207, 230, 0.5), or #d2cfe680 in eight-digit hex. Over white that composites to #E9E7F3; over black, #696873.

Is #d2cfe6 a web-safe color?

No. The nearest web-safe colour is #CCCCFF, ΔE2000 8.2 away. The palette only matters for legacy displays and some email clients now.

What does the color #d2cfe6 mean?

As a blue, it reads trusted, calm, competent. The default of institutions for a reason: blue is read as stable and safe across nearly every culture that has been surveyed. At this moderate chroma the association is present but not shouted.

What gradient works with #d2cfe6?

The safest is same-hue elevation: linear-gradient(135deg, #F2F2F8, #d2cfe6 45%, #312C54). For more colour, a short hue run to #D8BBDC keeps it rich without turning muddy.

Work with #d2cfe6 in the Color Lab

Every tool opens with this colour already loaded.

Every value on this page is computed from #d2cfe6 at request time — conversions, contrast ratios and ΔE distances are calculated, never looked up.