Close to Quartz

#D5CCDC

#D5CCDC is a very light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 83.5% red, 80% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 274°, with 19% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.56:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

13.50:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.56:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

13.50:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D5CCDC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#D5CCDC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #D5CCDC

What color is #D5CCDC?

#D5CCDC is a very light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 83.5% red, 80% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 274°, with 19% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #D5CCDC in RGB?

#D5CCDC is rgb(213, 204, 220): 213 red, 204 green, and 220 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #D5CCDC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(3, 7, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #D5CCDC?

PANTONE 2650 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #D5CCDC?

Its complement #C9D2C2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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