What color is #D0D8E6?

#D0D8E6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0D8E6?

The RGB value is 208, 216, 230: 208 red, 216 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0D8E6?

The complementary color is #E6DED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0D8E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0D8E6 color

#D0D8E6 rgb(208, 216, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D0D8E6 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 84.7% green and 90.2% blue (208, 216, 230).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 31% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#D0D8E6 color codes

HEX	`#D0D8E6`
RGB	`rgb(208, 216, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 84.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 31%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.12, -0.01, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.12, 7.79, 269.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.848, 68.234, 84.602)`
Decimal	`13687014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0D8E6, 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 #D0D8E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0D8E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #D0D8E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0d8e6; }
.text { color: #d0d8e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0d8e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 216 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0d8e6, #d3d0e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D0D8E6?: #D0D8E6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0D8E6?: The RGB value is 208, 216, 230: 208 red, 216 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0D8E6?: The complementary color is #E6DED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0D8E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.