#D6D1EE · near Periwinkle

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#D6D1EE (RGB 214, 209, 238) is a light, muted blue, closest to Periwinkle and near Fog and Thistle. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #D6D1EE a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 87% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 293°.

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HEX#D6D1EE
RGBrgb(214, 209, 238)
HSLhsl(250, 46%, 88%)
CMYK10, 12, 0, 7
CSS var--periwinkle
Contrast1.48:1 white · 14.21:1 black

Similar named colors

Periwinkle #CCCCFFFog #D3D3D3Thistle #D8BFD8Glacier #C3E4EDBallet #F4D8DD

How to use #D6D1EE

Black text passes WCAG AA on #D6D1EE (14.21:1); white text does not (1.48:1).

For a calm scheme pair #D6D1EE with its analogous neighbors #D2DCEE and #E5D2EE; for contrast use its complement #EAEED2 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--periwinkle: #D6D1EE;

Color card

#D6D1EE hex color card: near Periwinkle, RGB 214, 209, 238
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Shades & tints

#2B2A30#56545F#807D8F#ABA7BE#D6D1EE#DEDAF1#E6E3F5#EFEDF8#F7F6FC

Color harmonies for #D6D1EE

Complementary

#D6D1EE#EAEED2

Analogous

#D6D1EE#D2DCEE#E5D2EE

Triadic

#D6D1EE#EED7D2#D2EED7

Split complementary

#D6D1EE#EEE5D2#DCEED2

Tetradic

#D6D1EE#EED2DC#EAEED2#D2EEE5

Palettes with #D6D1EE