What color is #D3DCE9?

#D3DCE9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ice Desert. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3DCE9?

The RGB value is 211, 220, 233: 211 red, 220 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DCE9?

The complementary color is #E9E0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DCE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DCE9 color

#D3DCE9 rgb(211, 220, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3DCE9 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 86.3% green and 91.4% blue (211, 220, 233).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 33% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ice Desert (#D1DCE8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#D3DCE9 color codes

HEX	`#D3DCE9`
RGB	`rgb(211, 220, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 86.3%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 33%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 9%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.45, -0.54, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.45, 7.41, 265.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.162, 70.918, 87.225)`
Decimal	`13884649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DCE9, 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 #D3DCE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DCE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #D3DCE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dce9; }
.text { color: #d3dce9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dce9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 220 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dce9, #d5d3e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D3DCE9?: #D3DCE9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ice Desert. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3DCE9?: The RGB value is 211, 220, 233: 211 red, 220 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DCE9?: The complementary color is #E9E0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DCE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.