What color is #D5D8F1?

#D5D8F1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D8F1?

The RGB value is 213, 216, 241: 213 red, 216 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D8F1?

The complementary color is #F1EED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D8F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D8F1 color

#D5D8F1 rgb(213, 216, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D5D8F1 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 84.7% green and 94.5% blue (213, 216, 241).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 50% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#D5D8F1 color codes

HEX	`#D5D8F1`
RGB	`rgb(213, 216, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 84.7%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 50%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 12%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.8, 3.78, -12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.8, 13.11, 286.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.87, 69.608, 93.062)`
Decimal	`14014705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D8F1, 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 #D5D8F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D8F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #D5D8F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d8f1; }
.text { color: #d5d8f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d8f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 216 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d8f1, #e0d5f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5D8F1?: #D5D8F1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D8F1?: The RGB value is 213, 216, 241: 213 red, 216 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D8F1?: The complementary color is #F1EED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D8F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.