What color is #D3E1FA?

#D3E1FA is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3E1FA?

The RGB value is 211, 225, 250: 211 red, 225 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E1FA?

The complementary color is #FAECD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E1FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E1FA color

#D3E1FA rgb(211, 225, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3E1FA is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 88.2% green and 98% blue (211, 225, 250).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 80% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#D3E1FA color codes

HEX	`#D3E1FA`
RGB	`rgb(211, 225, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 88.2%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 80%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 16%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.21, 0.29, -13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.21, 13.72, 271.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.04, 74.6, 101.08)`
Decimal	`13885946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E1FA, 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 #D3E1FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E1FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #D3E1FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e1fa; }
.text { color: #d3e1fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e1fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 225 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e1fa, #d8d3fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D3E1FA?: #D3E1FA is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3E1FA?: The RGB value is 211, 225, 250: 211 red, 225 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E1FA?: The complementary color is #FAECD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E1FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.