What color is #D3D9EF?

#D3D9EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D9EF?

The RGB value is 211, 217, 239: 211 red, 217 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D9EF?

The complementary color is #EFE9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D9EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D9EF color

#D3D9EF rgb(211, 217, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3D9EF is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 85.1% green and 93.7% blue (211, 217, 239).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 47% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#D3D9EF color codes

HEX	`#D3D9EF`
RGB	`rgb(211, 217, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 85.1%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 47%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 12%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.85, 2.22, -11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.85, 11.65, 280.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.253, 69.706, 91.556)`
Decimal	`13883887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D9EF, 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 #D3D9EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D9EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #D3D9EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d9ef; }
.text { color: #d3d9ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d9ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 217 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d9ef, #dbd3ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3D9EF?: #D3D9EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D9EF?: The RGB value is 211, 217, 239: 211 red, 217 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D9EF?: The complementary color is #EFE9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D9EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.