Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Milk Blue

Milk Blue is a light and pastel blue color with HEX #D6EAF8. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 214, 234, 248, HSL 205, 71%, 91%, cool temperature, and is useful for soft UI backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design.

#D6EAF8 blue cool lightpastel
HEX #D6EAF8
RGB rgb(214, 234, 248)
HSL hsl(205 71% 91%)
CMYK cmyk(14, 6, 0, 3)
Luminance 0.7992
Contrast Black 16.98:1White 1.24:1

CSS Utilities

--color-milk-blue: #D6EAF8;
.bg-milk-blue { background-color: #D6EAF8; }
.text-milk-blue { color: #D6EAF8; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7992
Black text16.98:1AA Pass
White text1.24:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
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    "#36454F"
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Harmonies
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}
Variants
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  "dark": "#89C2EB",
  "saturated": "#D3ECFD",
  "desaturated": "#DDEAF3",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FAFDFF"
}
Pairings
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  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  ],
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Color meaning and use

About Milk Blue Color

Milk Blue sits in the blue family with cool temperature and light and pastel visual character. Milk Blue is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include softness, care, and lightness, which makes it relevant for wellness and beauty. In design work, Milk Blue is most useful for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Blue color familyBrowse named blue colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors with light visual character.Pastel colorsFind colors with pastel visual character.Milk Blue accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #D6EAF8.Milk Blue CSS utilitiesUse Milk Blue in CSS variables and utility classes.#D6EAF8 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Milk Blue paletteOpen the generated palette based on Milk Blue.Milk Blue harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Milk Blue against black and white text.

Black text16.98:1AA Pass
White text1.24:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Ice Blue#D6F5FF
Lavender#E6E6FA
Arctic Blue#C6E6FB
Moonstone#D9E6E8
Soft Mint#D5F5E3

Color Harmonies

#F8E5D8#F8E5D8
#D8F8F6#D8F8F6
#D8DAF8#D8DAF8
#F8D8EB#F8D8EB
#EBF8D8#EBF8D8
Open full Milk Blue harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#89C2EB#89C2EB
#D3ECFD#D3ECFD
#DDEAF3#DDEAF3
White#FFFFFF
#FAFDFF#FAFDFF

Pairings

Black#000000
#F8E5D8#F8E5D8
#D8F8F6#D8F8F6
#D8DAF8#D8DAF8
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5