What color is #D3E6F1?

#D3E6F1 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3E6F1?

The RGB value is 211, 230, 241: 211 red, 230 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E6F1?

The complementary color is #F1DED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E6F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E6F1 color

#D3E6F1 rgb(211, 230, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3E6F1 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 90.2% green and 94.5% blue (211, 230, 241).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 52% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Freezing Vapour (#D4E9F5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.36:1).

#D3E6F1 color codes

HEX	`#D3E6F1`
RGB	`rgb(211, 230, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 90.2%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 52%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 12%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.23, -4.12, -7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.23, 8.54, 241.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.034, 76.792, 94.282)`
Decimal	`13887217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E6F1, 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 #D3E6F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E6F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	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 #D3E6F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e6f1; }
.text { color: #d3e6f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e6f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 230 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e6f1, #d3d7f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #D3E6F1?: #D3E6F1 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3E6F1?: The RGB value is 211, 230, 241: 211 red, 230 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E6F1?: The complementary color is #F1DED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E6F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.