What color is #D5E0FF?

#D5E0FF 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 #D5E0FF?

The RGB value is 213, 224, 255: 213 red, 224 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E0FF?

The complementary color is #FFF4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E0FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E0FF color

#D5E0FF rgb(213, 224, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D5E0FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 87.8% green and 100% blue (213, 224, 255).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.94:1).

#D5E0FF color codes

HEX	`#D5E0FF`
RGB	`rgb(213, 224, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 87.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 16%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.24, 2.47, -16.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.24, 16.46, 278.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.142, 74.676, 105.201)`
Decimal	`14016767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E0FF, 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 #D5E0FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E0FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.94:1	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 #D5E0FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e0ff; }
.text { color: #d5e0ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e0ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 224 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e0ff, #dfd5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5E0FF?: #D5E0FF 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 #D5E0FF?: The RGB value is 213, 224, 255: 213 red, 224 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E0FF?: The complementary color is #FFF4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E0FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.