What color is #D2D2E5?

#D2D2E5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2D2E5?

The RGB value is 210, 210, 229: 210 red, 210 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2D2E5?

The complementary color is #E5E5D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D2E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2D2E5 color

#D2D2E5 rgb(210, 210, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2D2E5 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 82.4% green and 89.8% blue (210, 210, 229).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 27% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#D2D2E5 color codes

HEX	`#D2D2E5`
RGB	`rgb(210, 210, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 82.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 27%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.72, 3.59, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.72, 10, 291.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.765, 65.452, 83.388)`
Decimal	`13816549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2D2E5, 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 #D2D2E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D2E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #D2D2E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d2e5; }
.text { color: #d2d2e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d2e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 210 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d2e5, #dcd2e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2D2E5?: #D2D2E5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2D2E5?: The RGB value is 210, 210, 229: 210 red, 210 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2D2E5?: The complementary color is #E5E5D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D2E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.