Color

#D5E0FF

Very light muted cool violet. Nearest reference color: Lavender (web).

RGB

0–255

213

224

255

CMYK

0–100%

16.47%

12.16%

RGB describes how #D5E0FF is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 213, green 224 and blue 255.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 16.47%, magenta 12.16%, yellow 0% and black 0%.

HSL values

H 224.29° S 100% L 91.76%

In the HSL color model, #D5E0FF has a hue of 224.29°, 100% saturation and 91.76% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#D5E0FF is a very light, cool violet with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #D5E0FF in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #D5E0FF

RGB rgb(213, 224, 255)

HSL hsl(224.29 100% 91.76%)

OKLCH oklch(0.908078 0.044102 270.0139)

CSS --color: #D5E0FF;

Tints of #D5E0FF

Tints are lighter variations of #D5E0FF. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E8EEFF #E3EBFF #DFE7FF #DAE4FF #D5E0FF

Shades of #D5E0FF

Shades are darker variations of #D5E0FF. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#D5E0FF #97A1BE #5D6681 #293149 #020416

Tones of #D5E0FF

Tones reduce the chroma of #D5E0FF, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#D5E0FF #D7E0F9 #DAE0F2 #DCE0EC #DFE0E5

Tonal range of #D5E0FF

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #D5E0FF between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E8EEFF #E3EBFF #DFE7FF #DAE4FF #D5E0FF #97A1BE #5D6681 #293149 #020416

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E8EEFF;
    --color-200: #E3EBFF;
    --color-300: #DFE7FF;
    --color-400: #DAE4FF;
    --color-500: #D5E0FF;
    --color-600: #97A1BE;
    --color-700: #5D6681;
    --color-800: #293149;
    --color-900: #020416;
}

Colors that go with #D5E0FF

Color harmonies for #D5E0FF are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#D5E0FF #ECE0C0

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#C7E5FC #D5E0FF #E5DBFA

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#D5E0FF #FDD7D0 #CDE9D2

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#D5E0FF #F7DBC4 #DCE6C5

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#D5E0FF #FBD5DF #ECE0C0 #C2EBE2

CSS gradients with #D5E0FF

These gradients show how #D5E0FF moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#D5E0FF #DFE8FF #EAF0FF #F4F7FF #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D5E0FF, #DFE8FF, #EAF0FF, #F4F7FF, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#D5E0FF #9098AE #515663 #1A1C22 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D5E0FF, #9098AE, #515663, #1A1C22, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#D5E0FF #ECD8F5 #FBD5DF #FBD8C9 #ECE0C0

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D5E0FF, #ECD8F5, #FBD5DF, #FBD8C9, #ECE0C0);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #D5E0FF. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.32:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

15.94:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.7468 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #D5E0FF as the background.

background-color: #D5E0FF;
color: #000000;

Using #D5E0FF in design

See how #D5E0FF works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#D5E0FF used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #D5E0FF to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E3EBFF

#D5E0FF

#293149

Colors similar to #D5E0FF

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #D5E0FF, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FAFBFF #BBC6E4 #DEE0E7 #D0E2FF #DADEFE #E4EFFF #CDD1F1

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #D5E0FF may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #D7E2FF Deuteranopia #D4DFFE Tritanopia #CBE6EA

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #D5E0FF can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 72.1419
Y: 74.6762
Z: 105.2015

CIELAB

L*: 89.2411
a*: 2.4672
b*: -16.2698

OKLab

L: 0.908078
a: 1.1E-5
b: -0.044102

OKLCH

L: 0.908078
C: 0.044102
H: 270.0139°