What color is #D3E2F5?

#D3E2F5 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3E2F5?

The RGB value is 211, 226, 245: 211 red, 226 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E2F5?

The complementary color is #F5E6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E2F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E2F5 color

#D3E2F5 rgb(211, 226, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3E2F5 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 88.6% green and 96.1% blue (211, 226, 245).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 63% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cold Shoulder (#D4E0EF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.97:1).

#D3E2F5 color codes

HEX	`#D3E2F5`
RGB	`rgb(211, 226, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 88.6%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 63%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 14%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.31, -1.26, -10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.31, 11, 263.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.538, 74.833, 97.096)`
Decimal	`13886197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E2F5, 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 #D3E2F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E2F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.97:1	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 #D3E2F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e2f5; }
.text { color: #d3e2f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e2f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 226 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e2f5, #d5d3f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #D3E2F5?: #D3E2F5 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3E2F5?: The RGB value is 211, 226, 245: 211 red, 226 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E2F5?: The complementary color is #F5E6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E2F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.