What color is #D5D1EF?

#D5D1EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D1EF?

The RGB value is 213, 209, 239: 213 red, 209 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D1EF?

The complementary color is #EBEFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D1EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D1EF color

#D5D1EF rgb(213, 209, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D5D1EF is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 82% green and 93.7% blue (213, 209, 239).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 48% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#D5D1EF color codes

HEX	`#D5D1EF`
RGB	`rgb(213, 209, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 82%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 48%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 13%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.99, 7.07, -14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.99, 15.88, 296.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.818, 65.979, 90.912)`
Decimal	`14012911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D1EF, 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 #D5D1EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D1EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #D5D1EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d1ef; }
.text { color: #d5d1ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d1ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 209 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d1ef, #e4d1ef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D5D1EF?: #D5D1EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D1EF?: The RGB value is 213, 209, 239: 213 red, 209 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D1EF?: The complementary color is #EBEFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D1EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.