What color is #D5DAF1?

#D5DAF1 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 #D5DAF1?

The RGB value is 213, 218, 241: 213 red, 218 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DAF1?

The complementary color is #F1ECD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DAF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DAF1 color

#D5DAF1 rgb(213, 218, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D5DAF1 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 85.5% green and 94.5% blue (213, 218, 241).

Its hue angle is 229°, 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 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#D5DAF1 color codes

HEX	`#D5DAF1`
RGB	`rgb(213, 218, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 85.5%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 50%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 12%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.31, 2.74, -11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.31, 12.11, 283.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.386, 70.639, 93.234)`
Decimal	`14015217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DAF1, 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 #D5DAF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DAF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #D5DAF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5daf1; }
.text { color: #d5daf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5daf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 218 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5daf1, #ded5f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5DAF1?: #D5DAF1 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 #D5DAF1?: The RGB value is 213, 218, 241: 213 red, 218 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DAF1?: The complementary color is #F1ECD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DAF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.