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#D4DFED Color

#D4DFED is rgb(212, 223, 237) in RGB, hsl(214, 41%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chrome (#DBE4EB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4DFED
HEX#D4DFED
RGBrgb(212, 223, 237)
HSLhsl(214, 41%, 88%)
HSVhsv(214, 11%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90% 0.023 254.4)
LABlab(88.30% -1.80 -8.20)
LCHlch(88.30% 8.40 257.60)

What #D4DFED 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 #D4DFED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 4.09Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.93Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 7Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 7.74Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.99Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.41

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

#D4DFED Channel Values

How #D4DFED 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 223 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 41% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 11% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4DFED 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4DFED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4DFED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4DFED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D4DFED
Complementary
#EDE2D4
Analogous
#D4EBED
Analogous
#D6D4ED
Triadic
#EDD4DF
Triadic
#DFEDD4
Split comp.
#EDD6D4
Split comp.
#EBEDD4

Tints & Shades of #D4DFED

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

#D7E1EE
#DFE7F1
#E2E9F3
#E9EFF6
#EDF2F7
#F4F7FA

Shades

#A9BEDB
#7E9EC9
#527EB7
#3C6090
#2A4365
#18273A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4DFED.

How #D4DFED 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#D4DFED
Protanopia#DDDDED
Protanomaly#DADEED
Deuteranopia#DBDBED
Deuteranomaly#D9DDED
Tritanopia#D2E1E1
Tritanomaly#D3E0E6
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4DFED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4dfed: #D4DFED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4DFED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4dfed': '#D4DFED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.875, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d4dfed">#D4DFED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4DFED"

More Blue Colors

#D4DFED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#D4DFED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4DFED?

#D4DFED is a lightest blue — rgb(212, 223, 237) in RGB and hsl(214, 41%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chrome (#DBE4EB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.09.

What is the RGB value of #D4DFED?

#D4DFED is rgb(212, 223, 237) — red 212, green 223, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4DFED?

#D4DFED converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4DFED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4DFED scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4DFED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4DFED 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 5.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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