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#D8ECFE Color

#D8ECFE is rgb(216, 236, 254) in RGB, hsl(208, 95%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D8ECFE
HEX#D8ECFE
RGBrgb(216, 236, 254)
HSLhsl(208, 95%, 92%)
HSVhsv(208, 15%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.032 245.3)
LABlab(92.32% -4.16 -11.09)
LCHlch(92.32% 11.85 249.43)

What #D8ECFE 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 #D8ECFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 5.94Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 7.09Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 7.24Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 7.56Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 8.63Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.91

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

#D8ECFE Channel Values

How #D8ECFE 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 216 · G 236 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 95% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 15% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D8ECFE 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D8ECFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D8ECFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D8ECFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D8ECFE
Complementary
#FEE9D7
Analogous
#D7FEFD
Analogous
#D7D9FE
Triadic
#FED7EC
Triadic
#ECFED7
Split comp.
#FED7D9
Split comp.
#FEFDD7

Tints & Shades of #D8ECFE

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

#DCEEFE
#E1F1FE
#E6F3FE
#E6F3FE
#EBF5FE
#F0F8FF

Shades

#97CDFC
#5BB0FB
#1A91F9
#0572D1
#044F90
#022E55

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D8ECFE.

How #D8ECFE 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#D8ECFE
Protanopia#E9E9FE
Protanomaly#E2EAFE
Deuteranopia#E6E6FE
Deuteranomaly#E0E8FE
Tritanopia#D5EEEE
Tritanomaly#D6EDF5
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D8ECFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d8ecfe: #D8ECFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D8ECFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d8ecfe': '#D8ECFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.925, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_d8ecfe">#D8ECFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D8ECFE"

More Blue Colors

#D8ECFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#D8ECFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D8ECFE?

#D8ECFE is a lightest blue — rgb(216, 236, 254) in RGB and hsl(208, 95%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #D8ECFE?

#D8ECFE is rgb(216, 236, 254) — red 216, green 236, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D8ECFE?

#D8ECFE converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D8ECFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D8ECFE scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D8ECFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D8ECFE 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 7.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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