What color is #D9D5ED?

#D9D5ED 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 #D9D5ED?

The RGB value is 217, 213, 237: 217 red, 213 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D5ED?

The complementary color is #E9EDD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D5ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D5ED color

#D9D5ED rgb(217, 213, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9D5ED is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 83.5% green and 92.9% blue (217, 213, 237).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 40% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#D9D5ED color codes

HEX	`#D9D5ED`
RGB	`rgb(217, 213, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 83.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 40%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.23, 5.86, -11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.23, 12.69, 297.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.693, 68.454, 89.751)`
Decimal	`14276077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D5ED, 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 #D9D5ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D5ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #D9D5ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d5ed; }
.text { color: #d9d5ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d5ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 213 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d5ed, #e5d5ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9D5ED?: #D9D5ED 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 #D9D5ED?: The RGB value is 217, 213, 237: 217 red, 213 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D5ED?: The complementary color is #E9EDD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D5ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.