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#D0DAEC Color

#D0DAEC is rgb(208, 218, 236) in RGB, hsl(219, 42%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D0DAEC
HEX#D0DAEC
RGBrgb(208, 218, 236)
HSLhsl(219, 42%, 87%)
HSVhsv(219, 12%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.6% 0.027 262.3)
LABlab(86.69% -0.87 -10.07)
LCHlch(86.69% 10.11 265.07)

What #D0DAEC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D0DAEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#D0DAEC Channel Values

How #D0DAEC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 208 · G 218 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 42% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 12% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D0DAEC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D0DAEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D0DAEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D0DAEC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D0DAEC.

How #D0DAEC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D0DAEC
Protanopia#D8D8EC
Protanomaly#D5D9EC
Deuteranopia#D7D7EC
Deuteranomaly#D4D8EC
Tritanopia#CDDCDC
Tritanomaly#CEDBE3
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D0DAEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d0daec: #D0DAEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D0DAEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d0daec': '#D0DAEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.855, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_d0daec">#D0DAEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#D0DAEC"

More Blue Colors

#D0DAEC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D0DAEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D0DAEC?

#D0DAEC is a lightest blue — rgb(208, 218, 236) in RGB and hsl(219, 42%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #D0DAEC?

#D0DAEC is rgb(208, 218, 236) — red 208, green 218, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D0DAEC?

#D0DAEC converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D0DAEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D0DAEC scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D0DAEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D0DAEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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