What color is #D2D4E5?

#D2D4E5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2D4E5?

The RGB value is 210, 212, 229: 210 red, 212 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2D4E5?

The complementary color is #E5E3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D4E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2D4E5 color

#D2D4E5 rgb(210, 212, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D2D4E5 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 83.1% green and 89.8% blue (210, 212, 229).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 27% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#D2D4E5 color codes

HEX	`#D2D4E5`
RGB	`rgb(210, 212, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 83.1%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 27%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.22, 2.54, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.22, 8.95, 286.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.262, 66.445, 83.553)`
Decimal	`13817061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2D4E5, 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 #D2D4E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D4E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #D2D4E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d4e5; }
.text { color: #d2d4e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d4e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 212 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d4e5, #d9d2e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2D4E5?: #D2D4E5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2D4E5?: The RGB value is 210, 212, 229: 210 red, 212 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2D4E5?: The complementary color is #E5E3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D4E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.