What color is #D9DAE8?

#D9DAE8 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 #D9DAE8?

The RGB value is 217, 218, 232: 217 red, 218 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DAE8?

The complementary color is #E8E7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DAE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DAE8 color

#D9DAE8 rgb(217, 218, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9DAE8 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 85.5% green and 91% blue (217, 218, 232).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#D9DAE8 color codes

HEX	`#D9DAE8`
RGB	`rgb(217, 218, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 85.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.35, 2.27, -6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.35, 7.32, 288.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.249, 70.72, 86.383)`
Decimal	`14277352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DAE8, 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 #D9DAE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DAE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #D9DAE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dae8; }
.text { color: #d9dae8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dae8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 218 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dae8, #e0d9e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D9DAE8?: #D9DAE8 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 #D9DAE8?: The RGB value is 217, 218, 232: 217 red, 218 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DAE8?: The complementary color is #E8E7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DAE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.