What color is #D9E0F1?

#D9E0F1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E0F1?

The RGB value is 217, 224, 241: 217 red, 224 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E0F1?

The complementary color is #F1EAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E0F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E0F1 color

#D9E0F1 rgb(217, 224, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9E0F1 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 87.8% green and 94.5% blue (217, 224, 241).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 46% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#D9E0F1 color codes

HEX	`#D9E0F1`
RGB	`rgb(217, 224, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 87.8%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 46%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.12, 0.89, -9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.12, 9.12, 275.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.145, 74.413, 93.817)`
Decimal	`14278897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E0F1, 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 #D9E0F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E0F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	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 #D9E0F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e0f1; }
.text { color: #d9e0f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e0f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 224 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e0f1, #ded9f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D9E0F1?: #D9E0F1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E0F1?: The RGB value is 217, 224, 241: 217 red, 224 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E0F1?: The complementary color is #F1EAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E0F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.