What color is #D9DDED?

#D9DDED is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DDED?

The RGB value is 217, 221, 237: 217 red, 221 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DDED?

The complementary color is #EDE9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DDED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DDED color

#D9DDED rgb(217, 221, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9DDED is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 86.7% green and 92.9% blue (217, 221, 237).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 36% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.52:1).

#D9DDED color codes

HEX	`#D9DDED`
RGB	`rgb(217, 221, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 86.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 36%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.25, 1.67, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.25, 8.43, 281.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.755, 72.579, 90.438)`
Decimal	`14278125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DDED, 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 #D9DDED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DDED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.52:1	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 #D9DDED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dded; }
.text { color: #d9dded; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dded; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 221 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dded, #dfd9ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9DDED?: #D9DDED is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DDED?: The RGB value is 217, 221, 237: 217 red, 221 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DDED?: The complementary color is #EDE9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DDED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.