What color is #D8D9EA?

#D8D9EA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D9EA?

The RGB value is 216, 217, 234: 216 red, 217 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D9EA?

The complementary color is #EAE9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D9EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D9EA color

#D8D9EA rgb(216, 217, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D8D9EA is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 85.1% green and 91.8% blue (216, 217, 234).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 30% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#D8D9EA color codes

HEX	`#D8D9EA`
RGB	`rgb(216, 217, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 85.1%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 30%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.08, 2.85, -8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.08, 8.89, 288.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.98, 70.165, 87.788)`
Decimal	`14211562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D9EA, 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 #D8D9EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D9EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #D8D9EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d9ea; }
.text { color: #d8d9ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d9ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 217 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d9ea, #e0d8ea); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D8D9EA?: #D8D9EA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D9EA?: The RGB value is 216, 217, 234: 216 red, 217 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D9EA?: The complementary color is #EAE9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D9EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.