What color is #D0D1E6?

#D0D1E6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0D1E6?

The RGB value is 208, 209, 230: 208 red, 209 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0D1E6?

The complementary color is #E6E5D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0D1E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0D1E6 color

#D0D1E6 rgb(208, 209, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0D1E6 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 82% green and 90.2% blue (208, 209, 230).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 31% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#D0D1E6 color codes

HEX	`#D0D1E6`
RGB	`rgb(208, 209, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 82%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 31%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.34, 3.66, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.34, 11.06, 289.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.093, 64.724, 84.017)`
Decimal	`13685222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0D1E6, 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 #D0D1E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0D1E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	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 #D0D1E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0d1e6; }
.text { color: #d0d1e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0d1e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 209 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0d1e6, #dad0e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0D1E6?: #D0D1E6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0D1E6?: The RGB value is 208, 209, 230: 208 red, 209 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0D1E6?: The complementary color is #E6E5D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0D1E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.