What color is #D9DBEE?

#D9DBEE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DBEE?

The RGB value is 217, 219, 238: 217 red, 219 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DBEE?

The complementary color is #EEECD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DBEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DBEE color

#D9DBEE rgb(217, 219, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9DBEE is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 85.9% green and 93.3% blue (217, 219, 238).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#D9DBEE color codes

HEX	`#D9DBEE`
RGB	`rgb(217, 219, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 85.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.77, 2.91, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.77, 9.94, 287.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.376, 71.587, 91.035)`
Decimal	`14277614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DBEE, 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 #D9DBEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DBEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #D9DBEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dbee; }
.text { color: #d9dbee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dbee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 219 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dbee, #e2d9ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9DBEE?: #D9DBEE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DBEE?: The RGB value is 217, 219, 238: 217 red, 219 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DBEE?: The complementary color is #EEECD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DBEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.