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#D4DCED Color

#D4DCED is rgb(212, 220, 237) in RGB, hsl(221, 41%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 7%, 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 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4DCED
HEX#D4DCED
RGBrgb(212, 220, 237)
HSLhsl(221, 41%, 88%)
HSVhsv(221, 11%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.025 265.6)
LABlab(87.53% -0.35 -9.33)
LCHlch(87.53% 9.33 267.87)

What #D4DCED 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 #D4DCED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.26Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 5.72Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.43Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.86Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 6.97Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 8.36

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

#D4DCED Channel Values

How #D4DCED 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 220 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 41% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 11% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4DCED 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4DCED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4DCED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4DCED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D4DCED
Complementary
#EDE5D4
Analogous
#D4E8ED
Analogous
#D8D4ED
Triadic
#EDD4DC
Triadic
#DCEDD4
Split comp.
#EDD8D4
Split comp.
#E8EDD4

Tints & Shades of #D4DCED

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

#D7DFEE
#DFE5F1
#E2E8F3
#E9EDF6
#EDF0F7
#F4F6FA

Shades

#A9B9DB
#7E95C9
#5272B7
#3C5790
#2A3D65
#18233A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4DCED.

How #D4DCED 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#D4DCED
Protanopia#DBDBED
Protanomaly#D8DBED
Deuteranopia#D9D9ED
Deuteranomaly#D7DAED
Tritanopia#D2DEDE
Tritanomaly#D3DDE4
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4DCED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4dced: #D4DCED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4DCED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4dced': '#D4DCED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.863, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d4dced">#D4DCED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4DCED"

More Blue Colors

#D4DCED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#D4DCED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4DCED?

#D4DCED is a lightest blue — rgb(212, 220, 237) in RGB and hsl(221, 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 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #D4DCED?

#D4DCED is rgb(212, 220, 237) — red 212, green 220, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4DCED?

#D4DCED converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4DCED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4DCED scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4DCED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4DCED 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 5.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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