What color is #D9E1FB?

#D9E1FB is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E1FB?

The RGB value is 217, 225, 251: 217 red, 225 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E1FB?

The complementary color is #FBF3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E1FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E1FB color

#D9E1FB rgb(217, 225, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9E1FB is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 88.2% green and 98.4% blue (217, 225, 251).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 81% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#D9E1FB color codes

HEX	`#D9E1FB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 225, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 88.2%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 81%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 14%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.66, 2.37, -13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.66, 13.73, 279.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.949, 75.566, 101.991)`
Decimal	`14279163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E1FB, 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 #D9E1FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E1FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #D9E1FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e1fb; }
.text { color: #d9e1fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e1fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 225 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e1fb, #e2d9fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9E1FB?: #D9E1FB is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E1FB?: The RGB value is 217, 225, 251: 217 red, 225 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E1FB?: The complementary color is #FBF3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E1FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.