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#D9CFEC

#D9CFEC is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 85.1% red, 81.2% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 261°, with 43% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D9CFEC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#D9CFEC
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 #D9CFEC

What color is #D9CFEC?

#D9CFEC is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 85.1% red, 81.2% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 261°, with 43% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #D9CFEC in RGB?

#D9CFEC is rgb(217, 207, 236): 217 red, 207 green, and 236 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #D9CFEC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(8, 12, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #D9CFEC?

PANTONE 2642 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #D9CFEC?

Its complement #CDD7BA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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