What color is #D4DCED?

#D4DCED 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 #D4DCED?

The RGB value is 212, 220, 237: 212 red, 220 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DCED?

The complementary color is #EDE5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DCED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DCED color

#D4DCED rgb(212, 220, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4DCED is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 86.3% green and 92.9% blue (212, 220, 237).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 41% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#D4DCED color codes

HEX	`#D4DCED`
RGB	`rgb(212, 220, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 86.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 41%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.63, 0.57, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.63, 9.24, 273.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.027, 71.297, 90.282)`
Decimal	`13950189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DCED, 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 #D4DCED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DCED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	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 #D4DCED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4dced; }
.text { color: #d4dced; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4dced; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 220 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4dced, #d8d4ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D4DCED?: #D4DCED 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 #D4DCED?: The RGB value is 212, 220, 237: 212 red, 220 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DCED?: The complementary color is #EDE5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DCED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.