What color is #D4EAFF?

#D4EAFF is a very light, vivid azure known as Veiling Waterfalls. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Veiling Waterfalls?

The RGB value is 212, 234, 255: 212 red, 234 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Veiling Waterfalls?

The complementary color is #FFE9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4EAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Veiling Waterfalls color: hex code #D4EAFF

#D4EAFF rgb(212, 234, 255)

Shades of blue

Veiling Waterfalls has the hex code #D4EAFF. It is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 91.8% green and 100% blue (212, 234, 255).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

Veiling Waterfalls (#D4EAFF) color codes

HEX	`#D4EAFF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 234, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 91.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 17%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.71, -3.02, -12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.71, 12.93, 256.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.62, 80.061, 106.11)`
Decimal	`13953791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Veiling Waterfalls, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D4EAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4EAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D4EAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4eaff; }
.text { color: #d4eaff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4eaff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 234 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4eaff, #d4d5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

See #D4EAFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D4EAFF?: #D4EAFF is a very light, vivid azure known as Veiling Waterfalls. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Veiling Waterfalls?: The RGB value is 212, 234, 255: 212 red, 234 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Veiling Waterfalls?: The complementary color is #FFE9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4EAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.