What color is #D9D8EA?

#D9D8EA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D8EA?

The RGB value is 217, 216, 234: 217 red, 216 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D8EA?

The complementary color is #E9EAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D8EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D8EA color

#D9D8EA rgb(217, 216, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9D8EA is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 84.7% green and 91.8% blue (217, 216, 234).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 30% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#D9D8EA color codes

HEX	`#D9D8EA`
RGB	`rgb(217, 216, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 84.7%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 30%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.9, 3.7, -8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.9, 9.44, 293.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.02, 69.804, 87.716)`
Decimal	`14276842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D8EA, 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 #D9D8EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D8EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #D9D8EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d8ea; }
.text { color: #d9d8ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d8ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 216 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d8ea, #e2d8ea); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9D8EA?: #D9D8EA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D8EA?: The RGB value is 217, 216, 234: 217 red, 216 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D8EA?: The complementary color is #E9EAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D8EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.