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#D4DAED Color

#D4DAED is rgb(212, 218, 237) in RGB, hsl(226, 41%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4DAED
HEX#D4DAED
RGBrgb(212, 218, 237)
HSLhsl(226, 41%, 88%)
HSVhsv(226, 11%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.027 271.8)
LABlab(87.02% 0.63 -10.08)
LCHlch(87.02% 10.10 273.57)

What #D4DAED 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 #D4DAED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.2Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5.55Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.99Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 6.91Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 7.26Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 7.89

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

#D4DAED Channel Values

How #D4DAED 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 212 · G 218 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 41% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · 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 · 15.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4DAED 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 text15.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4DAED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4DAED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4DAED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D4DAED
Complementary
#EDE7D4
Analogous
#D4E6ED
Analogous
#DBD4ED
Triadic
#EDD4DA
Triadic
#DAEDD4
Split comp.
#EDDBD4
Split comp.
#E6EDD4

Tints & Shades of #D4DAED

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

#D7DDEE
#DFE3F1
#E2E6F3
#E9ECF6
#EDEFF7
#F4F6FA

Shades

#A9B4DB
#7E8FC9
#526AB7
#3C5090
#2A3865
#18203A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4DAED.

How #D4DAED 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#D4DAED
Protanopia#D9D9ED
Protanomaly#D7D9ED
Deuteranopia#D8D8ED
Deuteranomaly#D6D9ED
Tritanopia#D1DDDD
Tritanomaly#D2DCE3
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4DAED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4daed: #D4DAED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4DAED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4daed': '#D4DAED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.855, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d4daed">#D4DAED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4DAED"

More Blue Colors

#D4DAED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#D4DAED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4DAED?

#D4DAED is a lightest blue — rgb(212, 218, 237) in RGB and hsl(226, 41%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #D4DAED?

#D4DAED is rgb(212, 218, 237) — red 212, green 218, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4DAED?

#D4DAED 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 #D4DAED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4DAED scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4DAED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4DAED 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 5.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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