What color is #D4D6F0?

#D4D6F0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D6F0?

The RGB value is 212, 214, 240: 212 red, 214 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D6F0?

The complementary color is #F0EED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D6F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D6F0 color

#D4D6F0 rgb(212, 214, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4D6F0 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 83.9% green and 94.1% blue (212, 214, 240).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 48% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#D4D6F0 color codes

HEX	`#D4D6F0`
RGB	`rgb(212, 214, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 83.9%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 48%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 12%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.2, 4.32, -12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.2, 13.64, 288.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.923, 68.381, 92.094)`
Decimal	`13948656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D6F0, 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 #D4D6F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D6F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #D4D6F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d6f0; }
.text { color: #d4d6f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d6f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 214 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d6f0, #e0d4f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4D6F0?: #D4D6F0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D6F0?: The RGB value is 212, 214, 240: 212 red, 214 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D6F0?: The complementary color is #F0EED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D6F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.