What color is #D1DAEE?

#D1DAEE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1DAEE?

The RGB value is 209, 218, 238: 209 red, 218 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1DAEE?

The complementary color is #EEE5D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1DAEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1DAEE color

#D1DAEE rgb(209, 218, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D1DAEE is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 85.5% green and 93.3% blue (209, 218, 238).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 46% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#D1DAEE color codes

HEX	`#D1DAEE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 218, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 85.5%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 46%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.93, 0.86, -10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.93, 10.84, 274.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.795, 69.87, 90.84)`
Decimal	`13753070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1DAEE, 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 #D1DAEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1DAEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #D1DAEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1daee; }
.text { color: #d1daee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1daee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 218 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1daee, #d6d1ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D1DAEE?: #D1DAEE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1DAEE?: The RGB value is 209, 218, 238: 209 red, 218 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1DAEE?: The complementary color is #EEE5D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1DAEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.