What color is #D1DBEE?

#D1DBEE is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1DBEE?

The RGB value is 209, 219, 238: 209 red, 219 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1DBEE?

The complementary color is #EEE4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1DBEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1DBEE color

#D1DBEE rgb(209, 219, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D1DBEE is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 85.9% green and 93.3% blue (209, 219, 238).

Its hue angle is 219°, 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 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#D1DBEE color codes

HEX	`#D1DBEE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 219, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 85.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 46%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.19, 0.33, -10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.19, 10.43, 271.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.055, 70.391, 90.926)`
Decimal	`13753326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1DBEE, 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 #D1DBEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1DBEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #D1DBEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1dbee; }
.text { color: #d1dbee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1dbee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 219 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1dbee, #d6d1ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D1DBEE?: #D1DBEE is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1DBEE?: The RGB value is 209, 219, 238: 209 red, 219 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1DBEE?: The complementary color is #EEE4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1DBEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.