What color is #D8DCFF?

#D8DCFF 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 #D8DCFF?

The RGB value is 216, 220, 255: 216 red, 220 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DCFF?

The complementary color is #FFFBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DCFF color

#D8DCFF rgb(216, 220, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D8DCFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 86.3% green and 100% blue (216, 220, 255).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#D8DCFF color codes

HEX	`#D8DCFF`
RGB	`rgb(216, 220, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 86.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.45, 5.49, -17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.45, 18.28, 287.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.958, 73.004, 104.889)`
Decimal	`14212351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DCFF, 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 #D8DCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #D8DCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dcff; }
.text { color: #d8dcff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dcff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 220 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dcff, #e8d8ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D8DCFF?: #D8DCFF 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 #D8DCFF?: The RGB value is 216, 220, 255: 216 red, 220 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DCFF?: The complementary color is #FFFBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.