Close to Lavender
#D9EAFE
#D9EAFE is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 85.1% red, 91.8% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 212°, with 95% saturation and 92% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #D9EAFE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.22:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.15:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.22:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.15:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D9EAFE as they’d see it.
#D9EAFE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #D9EAFE
What color is #D9EAFE?
#D9EAFE is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 85.1% red, 91.8% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 212°, with 95% saturation and 92% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #D9EAFE in RGB?
#D9EAFE is rgb(217, 234, 254): 217 red, 234 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #D9EAFE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(15, 8, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #D9EAFE?
PANTONE 2656 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #D9EAFE?
Its complement #F6E6D2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.