What color is #D3D5F4?

#D3D5F4 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D5F4?

The RGB value is 211, 213, 244: 211 red, 213 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D5F4?

The complementary color is #F4F2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D5F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D5F4 color

#D3D5F4 rgb(211, 213, 244)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3D5F4 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 83.5% green and 95.7% blue (211, 213, 244).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 60% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#D3D5F4 color codes

HEX	`#D3D5F4`
RGB	`rgb(211, 213, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 83.5%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 60%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 14%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.99, 5.34, -15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.99, 16.27, 289.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.984, 67.968, 95.161)`
Decimal	`13882868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D5F4, 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 #D3D5F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D5F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	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 #D3D5F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d5f4; }
.text { color: #d3d5f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d5f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 213 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d5f4, #e2d3f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3D5F4?: #D3D5F4 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D5F4?: The RGB value is 211, 213, 244: 211 red, 213 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D5F4?: The complementary color is #F4F2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D5F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.