What color is #D5DCF0?

#D5DCF0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5DCF0?

The RGB value is 213, 220, 240: 213 red, 220 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DCF0?

The complementary color is #F0E9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DCF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DCF0 color

#D5DCF0 rgb(213, 220, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D5DCF0 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 86.3% green and 94.1% blue (213, 220, 240).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 47% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#D5DCF0 color codes

HEX	`#D5DCF0`
RGB	`rgb(213, 220, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 86.3%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 47%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.79, 1.49, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.79, 10.67, 278.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.759, 71.623, 92.623)`
Decimal	`14015728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DCF0, 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 #D5DCF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DCF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #D5DCF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5dcf0; }
.text { color: #d5dcf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5dcf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 220 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5dcf0, #dbd5f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5DCF0?: #D5DCF0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5DCF0?: The RGB value is 213, 220, 240: 213 red, 220 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DCF0?: The complementary color is #F0E9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DCF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.