What color is #D4D8E6?

#D4D8E6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D8E6?

The RGB value is 212, 216, 230: 212 red, 216 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D8E6?

The complementary color is #E6E2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D8E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D8E6 color

#D4D8E6 rgb(212, 216, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4D8E6 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 84.7% green and 90.2% blue (212, 216, 230).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 26% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#D4D8E6 color codes

HEX	`#D4D8E6`
RGB	`rgb(212, 216, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 84.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 26%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.42, 1.29, -7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.42, 7.44, 279.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.987, 68.821, 84.655)`
Decimal	`13949158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D8E6, 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 #D4D8E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D8E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	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 #D4D8E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d8e6; }
.text { color: #d4d8e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d8e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 216 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d8e6, #d9d4e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D4D8E6?: #D4D8E6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D8E6?: The RGB value is 212, 216, 230: 212 red, 216 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D8E6?: The complementary color is #E6E2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D8E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.