What color is #D1DCE5?

#D1DCE5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nordic Breeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1DCE5?

The RGB value is 209, 220, 229: 209 red, 220 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1DCE5?

The complementary color is #E5DAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1DCE5?

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.

#D1DCE5 color

#D1DCE5 rgb(209, 220, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D1DCE5 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 86.3% green and 89.8% blue (209, 220, 229).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 28% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Breeze (#D3DDE7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D1DCE5 color codes

HEX	`#D1DCE5`
RGB	`rgb(209, 220, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 86.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 28%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.19, -1.97, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.19, 6.01, 250.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.028, 70.398, 84.223)`
Decimal	`13753573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1DCE5, 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 #D1DCE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1DCE5 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 #D1DCE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1dce5; }
.text { color: #d1dce5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1dce5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 220 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1dce5, #d1d2e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D1DCE5?: #D1DCE5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nordic Breeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1DCE5?: The RGB value is 209, 220, 229: 209 red, 220 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1DCE5?: The complementary color is #E5DAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1DCE5?: 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.