What color is #D4DBEF?

#D4DBEF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4DBEF?

The RGB value is 212, 219, 239: 212 red, 219 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DBEF?

The complementary color is #EFE8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DBEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DBEF color

#D4DBEF rgb(212, 219, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4DBEF is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 85.9% green and 93.7% blue (212, 219, 239).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 46% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#D4DBEF color codes

HEX	`#D4DBEF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 219, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 85.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 46%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.43, 1.49, -10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.43, 10.67, 278.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.06, 70.891, 91.742)`
Decimal	`13949935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DBEF, 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 #D4DBEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DBEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #D4DBEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4dbef; }
.text { color: #d4dbef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4dbef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 219 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4dbef, #dbd4ef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D4DBEF?: #D4DBEF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4DBEF?: The RGB value is 212, 219, 239: 212 red, 219 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DBEF?: The complementary color is #EFE8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DBEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.