What color is #D9D8E4?

#D9D8E4 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D8E4?

The RGB value is 217, 216, 228: 217 red, 216 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D8E4?

The complementary color is #E3E4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D8E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D8E4 color

#D9D8E4 rgb(217, 216, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9D8E4 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 84.7% green and 89.4% blue (217, 216, 228).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 18% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#D9D8E4 color codes

HEX	`#D9D8E4`
RGB	`rgb(217, 216, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 84.7%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 18%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.73, 2.55, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.73, 6.3, 293.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.172, 69.465, 83.253)`
Decimal	`14276836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D8E4, 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 #D9D8E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D8E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	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 #D9D8E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d8e4; }
.text { color: #d9d8e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d8e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 216 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d8e4, #dfd8e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D9D8E4?: #D9D8E4 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D8E4?: The RGB value is 217, 216, 228: 217 red, 216 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D8E4?: The complementary color is #E3E4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D8E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.