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#D3DAEE Color

#D3DAEE is rgb(211, 218, 238) in RGB, hsl(224, 44%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 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 5.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3DAEE
HEX#D3DAEE
RGBrgb(211, 218, 238)
HSLhsl(224, 44%, 88%)
HSVhsv(224, 11%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.028 270.4)
LABlab(86.97% 0.44 -10.69)
LCHlch(86.97% 10.70 272.36)

What #D3DAEE 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 #D3DAEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5.37Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.4Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.59Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 6.95Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 7.36Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.2

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

#D3DAEE Channel Values

How #D3DAEE 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 211 · G 218 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 44% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 11% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3DAEE 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D3DAEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D3DAEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3DAEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D3DAEE
Complementary
#EEE7D3
Analogous
#D3E8EE
Analogous
#D9D3EE
Triadic
#EED3DA
Triadic
#DAEED3
Split comp.
#EED9D3
Split comp.
#E8EED3

Tints & Shades of #D3DAEE

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

#D7DDEF
#DEE3F2
#E2E6F4
#E9EDF6
#EDF0F8
#F4F6FB

Shades

#A7B5DD
#7B90CC
#4F6BBA
#395193
#283967
#17203B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D3DAEE.

How #D3DAEE 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#D3DAEE
Protanopia#D9D9EE
Protanomaly#D7D9EE
Deuteranopia#D8D8EE
Deuteranomaly#D6D9EE
Tritanopia#D0DDDD
Tritanomaly#D1DCE4
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3DAEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3daee: #D3DAEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3DAEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3daee': '#D3DAEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.855, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_d3daee">#D3DAEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3DAEE"

More Blue Colors

#D3DAEE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#D3DAEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3DAEE?

#D3DAEE is a lightest blue — rgb(211, 218, 238) in RGB and hsl(224, 44%, 88%) 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 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #D3DAEE?

#D3DAEE is rgb(211, 218, 238) — red 211, green 218, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3DAEE?

#D3DAEE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3DAEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3DAEE scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3DAEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3DAEE 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 5.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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