What color is #D4EFFF?

#D4EFFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4EFFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #D4EFFF?

The complementary color is #FFE4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4EFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4EFFF color

#D4EFFF rgb(212, 239, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4EFFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 93.7% green and 100% blue (212, 239, 255).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Freezing Vapour (#D4E9F5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#D4EFFF color codes

HEX	`#D4EFFF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 239, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 93.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 17%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.99, -5.58, -10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.99, 12.04, 242.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.063, 82.948, 106.591)`
Decimal	`13955071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4EFFF, 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 #D4EFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4EFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	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 #D4EFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4efff; }
.text { color: #d4efff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4efff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 239 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4efff, #d4daff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #D4EFFF?: #D4EFFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4EFFF?: The RGB value is 212, 239, 255: 212 red, 239 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4EFFF?: The complementary color is #FFE4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4EFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.