What color is #D9E1F9?

#D9E1F9 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E1F9?

The RGB value is 217, 225, 249: 217 red, 225 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E1F9?

The complementary color is #F9F1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E1F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E1F9 color

#D9E1F9 rgb(217, 225, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9E1F9 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 88.2% green and 97.6% blue (217, 225, 249).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 73% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#D9E1F9 color codes

HEX	`#D9E1F9`
RGB	`rgb(217, 225, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 88.2%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 73%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 13%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.6, 1.96, -12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.6, 12.71, 278.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.636, 75.441, 100.339)`
Decimal	`14279161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E1F9, 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 #D9E1F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E1F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #D9E1F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e1f9; }
.text { color: #d9e1f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e1f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 225 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e1f9, #e1d9f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9E1F9?: #D9E1F9 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E1F9?: The RGB value is 217, 225, 249: 217 red, 225 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E1F9?: The complementary color is #F9F1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E1F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.