What color is #D8D6EA?

#D8D6EA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D6EA?

The RGB value is 216, 214, 234: 216 red, 214 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D6EA?

The complementary color is #E8EAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D6EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D6EA color

#D8D6EA rgb(216, 214, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D8D6EA is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 83.9% green and 91.8% blue (216, 214, 234).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 32% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#D8D6EA color codes

HEX	`#D8D6EA`
RGB	`rgb(216, 214, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 83.9%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 32%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.32, 4.42, -9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.32, 10.52, 294.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.214, 68.632, 87.532)`
Decimal	`14210794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D6EA, 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 #D8D6EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D6EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #D8D6EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d6ea; }
.text { color: #d8d6ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d6ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 214 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d6ea, #e2d6ea); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D8D6EA?: #D8D6EA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D6EA?: The RGB value is 216, 214, 234: 216 red, 214 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D6EA?: The complementary color is #E8EAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D6EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.