What color is #D8DDED?

#D8DDED 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 #D8DDED?

The RGB value is 216, 221, 237: 216 red, 221 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DDED?

The complementary color is #EDE8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DDED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DDED color

#D8DDED rgb(216, 221, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D8DDED is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 86.7% green and 92.9% blue (216, 221, 237).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% 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 15.49:1).

#D8DDED color codes

HEX	`#D8DDED`
RGB	`rgb(216, 221, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 86.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.17, 1.34, -8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.17, 8.49, 279.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.458, 72.426, 90.425)`
Decimal	`14212589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DDED, 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 #D8DDED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DDED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #D8DDED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dded; }
.text { color: #d8dded; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dded; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 221 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dded, #ddd8ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D8DDED?: #D8DDED 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 #D8DDED?: The RGB value is 216, 221, 237: 216 red, 221 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DDED?: The complementary color is #EDE8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DDED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.