What color is #D5E4F8?

#D5E4F8 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5E4F8?

The RGB value is 213, 228, 248: 213 red, 228 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E4F8?

The complementary color is #F8E9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E4F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E4F8 color

#D5E4F8 rgb(213, 228, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D5E4F8 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 89.4% green and 97.3% blue (213, 228, 248).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 71% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#D5E4F8 color codes

HEX	`#D5E4F8`
RGB	`rgb(213, 228, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 89.4%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 71%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 14%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.05, -1.05, -11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.05, 11.44, 264.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.123, 76.409, 99.737)`
Decimal	`14017784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E4F8, 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 #D5E4F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E4F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	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 #D5E4F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e4f8; }
.text { color: #d5e4f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e4f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 228 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e4f8, #d7d5f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D5E4F8?: #D5E4F8 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5E4F8?: The RGB value is 213, 228, 248: 213 red, 228 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E4F8?: The complementary color is #F8E9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E4F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.