What color is #D4E1FF?

#D4E1FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4E1FF?

The RGB value is 212, 225, 255: 212 red, 225 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4E1FF?

The complementary color is #FFF2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4E1FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4E1FF color

#D4E1FF rgb(212, 225, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4E1FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 88.2% green and 100% blue (212, 225, 255).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#D4E1FF color codes

HEX	`#D4E1FF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 225, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 88.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 17%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.42, 1.64, -16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.42, 16.09, 275.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.122, 75.066, 105.278)`
Decimal	`13951487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4E1FF, 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 #D4E1FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4E1FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	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 #D4E1FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4e1ff; }
.text { color: #d4e1ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4e1ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 225 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4e1ff, #ddd4ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D4E1FF?: #D4E1FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4E1FF?: The RGB value is 212, 225, 255: 212 red, 225 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4E1FF?: The complementary color is #FFF2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4E1FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.