What color is #D8E1FE?

#D8E1FE 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 #D8E1FE?

The RGB value is 216, 225, 254: 216 red, 225 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E1FE?

The complementary color is #FEF5D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E1FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E1FE color

#D8E1FE rgb(216, 225, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D8E1FE is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 88.2% green and 99.6% blue (216, 225, 254).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 95% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#D8E1FE color codes

HEX	`#D8E1FE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 225, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 88.2%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 95%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.68, 2.67, -15.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.68, 15.31, 280.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.129, 75.604, 104.487)`
Decimal	`14213630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E1FE, 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 #D8E1FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E1FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #D8E1FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e1fe; }
.text { color: #d8e1fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e1fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 225 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e1fe, #e2d8fe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D8E1FE?: #D8E1FE 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 #D8E1FE?: The RGB value is 216, 225, 254: 216 red, 225 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E1FE?: The complementary color is #FEF5D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E1FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.