What color is #D5DAFF?

#D5DAFF 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 #D5DAFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #D5DAFF?

The complementary color is #FFFAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DAFF color

#D5DAFF rgb(213, 218, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D5DAFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 85.5% green and 100% blue (213, 218, 255).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#D5DAFF color codes

HEX	`#D5DAFF`
RGB	`rgb(213, 218, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 85.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 16%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.73, 5.61, -18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.73, 19.37, 286.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.558, 71.508, 104.673)`
Decimal	`14015231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DAFF, 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 #D5DAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	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 #D5DAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5daff; }
.text { color: #d5daff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5daff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 218 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5daff, #e5d5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5DAFF?: #D5DAFF 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 #D5DAFF?: The RGB value is 213, 218, 255: 213 red, 218 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DAFF?: The complementary color is #FFFAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.