#D5C7E8Foggy Love (#D5C7E8) is a very light, muted purple with an OKLCH hue of 305°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.048. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D5C7E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 199, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 42%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 14%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.3 11 -14.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.851 0.048 305) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Foggy Love shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ddc2d9 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta#dcc8e3 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#d5c7e8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d5c8eb — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Foggy Love in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.6:1 and against black 13.16:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f5eeff · #d5c7e8 · #a89cb9 · #827791 · #5e546a · #3c3446
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#dddbff · #d5c7e8 · #d0add7 · #c499b8 · #b58699 · #a3757c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d5c7e8 · #c3a5af · #9886b0 · #955f73 · #5d4d71 · #4d323b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d5c7e8 · #a1b480 · #8c8695 · #6f647d · #4f465b · #312b39
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d5c7e8 · #b0b3ac · #7e7a83 · #494b47 · #201c25 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4effc · #d5c7e8 · #9f98a9 · #261e31 · #06010e · #afd462
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddf0ce · #d5c7e8 · #b59b55 · #9764a6 · #344734 · #190416
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d5c7e8 · #aeb4a5 · #877c52 · #245638 · #261d00 · #000601
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d5c7e8 · #bcafa3 · #957556 · #00574f · #002521 · #120500
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d5c7e8 · #bfada8 · #9c7064 · #425121 · #00232b · #000100
#DBCEEB · #E0D6EF · #E6DDF2 · #ECE4F6 · #F1ECF9
#AEA2BF · #897E98 · #655C72 · #443C4E · #251E2D
#D4C9E3 · #D2CADD · #D1CCD8
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.