What color is #D1D8E3?

#D1D8E3 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D8E3?

The RGB value is 209, 216, 227: 209 red, 216 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D8E3?

The complementary color is #E3DCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D8E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D8E3 color

#D1D8E3 rgb(209, 216, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D1D8E3 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 84.7% green and 89% blue (209, 216, 227).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 24% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Blue (#CBD4DF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#D1D8E3 color codes

HEX	`#D1D8E3`
RGB	`rgb(209, 216, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 84.7%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 24%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.11, -0.27, -6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.11, 6.22, 267.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.713, 68.213, 82.415)`
Decimal	`13752547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D8E3, 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 #D1D8E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D8E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #D1D8E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d8e3; }
.text { color: #d1d8e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d8e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 216 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d8e3, #d3d1e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D1D8E3?: #D1D8E3 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D8E3?: The RGB value is 209, 216, 227: 209 red, 216 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D8E3?: The complementary color is #E3DCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D8E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.