What color is #D9DCE9?

#D9DCE9 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DCE9?

The RGB value is 217, 220, 233: 217 red, 220 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DCE9?

The complementary color is #E9E6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DCE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DCE9 color

#D9DCE9 rgb(217, 220, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9DCE9 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 86.3% green and 91.4% blue (217, 220, 233).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 27% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Cloud (#DDDFE8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#D9DCE9 color codes

HEX	`#D9DCE9`
RGB	`rgb(217, 220, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 86.3%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 27%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.88, 1.42, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.88, 6.85, 281.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.914, 71.821, 87.307)`
Decimal	`14277865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DCE9, 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 #D9DCE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DCE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	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 #D9DCE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dce9; }
.text { color: #d9dce9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dce9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 220 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dce9, #ded9e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D9DCE9?: #D9DCE9 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DCE9?: The RGB value is 217, 220, 233: 217 red, 220 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DCE9?: The complementary color is #E9E6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DCE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.