What color is #D2DBF8?

#D2DBF8 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2DBF8?

The RGB value is 210, 219, 248: 210 red, 219 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2DBF8?

The complementary color is #F8EFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2DBF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2DBF8 color

#D2DBF8 rgb(210, 219, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D2DBF8 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 85.9% green and 97.3% blue (210, 219, 248).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 73% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#D2DBF8 color codes

HEX	`#D2DBF8`
RGB	`rgb(210, 219, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 85.9%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 73%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 15%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.55, 2.69, -15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.55, 15.38, 280.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.849, 71.141, 98.893)`
Decimal	`13818872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2DBF8, 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 #D2DBF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2DBF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #D2DBF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2dbf8; }
.text { color: #d2dbf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2dbf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 219 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2dbf8, #dcd2f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2DBF8?: #D2DBF8 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2DBF8?: The RGB value is 210, 219, 248: 210 red, 219 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2DBF8?: The complementary color is #F8EFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2DBF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.