What color is #D4D9E5?

#D4D9E5 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D9E5?

The RGB value is 212, 217, 229: 212 red, 217 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D9E5?

The complementary color is #E5E0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D9E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D9E5 color

#D4D9E5 rgb(212, 217, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4D9E5 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 85.1% green and 89.8% blue (212, 217, 229).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 25% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% 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 14.86:1).

#D4D9E5 color codes

HEX	`#D4D9E5`
RGB	`rgb(212, 217, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 85.1%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 25%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.64, 0.57, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.64, 6.49, 275.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.104, 69.279, 84.003)`
Decimal	`13949413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D9E5, 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 #D4D9E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D9E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #D4D9E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d9e5; }
.text { color: #d4d9e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d9e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 217 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d9e5, #d8d4e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D4D9E5?: #D4D9E5 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D9E5?: The RGB value is 212, 217, 229: 212 red, 217 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D9E5?: The complementary color is #E5E0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D9E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.