What color is #D1E3EF?

#D1E3EF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color New Heights. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1E3EF?

The RGB value is 209, 227, 239: 209 red, 227 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1E3EF?

The complementary color is #EFDDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1E3EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1E3EF color

#D1E3EF rgb(209, 227, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D1E3EF is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 89% green and 93.7% blue (209, 227, 239).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 48% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is New Heights (#D0E5F2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#D1E3EF color codes

HEX	`#D1E3EF`
RGB	`rgb(209, 227, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 89%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 48%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 13%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.26, -3.61, -7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.26, 8.66, 245.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.34, 74.724, 92.415)`
Decimal	`13755375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1E3EF, 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 #D1E3EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1E3EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #D1E3EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1e3ef; }
.text { color: #d1e3ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1e3ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 227 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1e3ef, #d1d4ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #D1E3EF?: #D1E3EF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color New Heights. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1E3EF?: The RGB value is 209, 227, 239: 209 red, 227 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1E3EF?: The complementary color is #EFDDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1E3EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.