What color is #D6DCEE?

#D6DCEE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6DCEE?

The RGB value is 214, 220, 238: 214 red, 220 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6DCEE?

The complementary color is #EEE8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6DCEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6DCEE color

#D6DCEE rgb(214, 220, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D6DCEE is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 86.3% green and 93.3% blue (214, 220, 238).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#D6DCEE color codes

HEX	`#D6DCEE`
RGB	`rgb(214, 220, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 86.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.8, 1.42, -9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.8, 9.58, 278.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.754, 71.655, 91.081)`
Decimal	`14081262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6DCEE, 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 #D6DCEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6DCEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #D6DCEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6dcee; }
.text { color: #d6dcee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6dcee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 220 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6dcee, #dcd6ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6DCEE?: #D6DCEE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6DCEE?: The RGB value is 214, 220, 238: 214 red, 220 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6DCEE?: The complementary color is #EEE8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6DCEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.