Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#D9E6E8

#D9E6E8 is a cool cyan HEX color close to Moonstone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 217, 230, 232, HSL 188, 25%, 88%, has luminance 0.7717, and belongs to the light group.

cyancoollight
#D9E6E8 Sample readable text
HEX #D9E6E8
RGB rgb(217, 230, 232)
HSL hsl(188 25% 88%)
CMYK cmyk(6, 1, 0, 9)
Luminance 0.7717
Contrast Black 16.43:1White 1.28:1

CSS

--color-d9e6e8: #D9E6E8;
.background-d9e6e8 { background-color: #D9E6E8; }
.text-d9e6e8 { color: #D9E6E8; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7717
Black text16.43:1AA Pass
White text1.28:1AA 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
{"hex":"#D9E6E8","rgb":[217,230,232],"hsl":[188,25,88],"cmyk":[6,1,0,9],"luminance":0.7717,"contrast":{"black":16.43,"white":1.28}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D2EBEF","hex":"#D2EBEF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.87,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D9E8E2","hex":"#D9E8E2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.53,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["cool cyan","light","light cyan","Moonstone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d9e6e8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moonstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fog.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/platinum.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#E8DBD9","analogous":["#D9E8E2","#D9DEE8"],"triadic":["#E8D9E6","#E6E8D9"],"tetradic":["#E2D9E8","#E8DBD9","#DEE8D9"],"splitComplementary":["#E8D9DE","#E8E2D9"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#D9E6E8","#9FC1C6"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#9FC1C6","saturated":"#D2EBEF","desaturated":"#DFE1E1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#EBFCFF"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"moonstone","name":"Moonstone","hex":"#D9E6E8","distance":0},{"slug":"fog","name":"Fog","hex":"#D7DDE0","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":13.564659966250536},{"slug":"gainsboro","name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","distance":15.905973720586866},{"slug":"soft-mint","name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","distance":16.30950643030009}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #D9E6E8

#D9E6E8 is classified as a cool cyan value with light visual character. #D9E6E8 is visually closest to Moonstone, a named cyan color with HEX #D9E6E8.

The RGB channels are 217, 230, and 232, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 188deg with 25% saturation and 88% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7717, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.43:1AA Pass
White text1.28:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D9E6E8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.43:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
Soft Mint#000000 text · best 18:1#D5F5E3
#D2EBEF#000000 text · best 16.87:1#D2EBEF
#D9E8E2#000000 text · best 16.59:1#D9E8E2
Platinum#000000 text · best 16.53:1#E5E4E2

Generated Palette

Moonstone#D9E6E8
#E8DBD9#E8DBD9
#D9E8E2#D9E8E2
#D9DEE8#D9DEE8
White#FFFFFF
#9FC1C6#9FC1C6

Color Harmonies

#E8DBD9#E8DBD9
#D9E8E2#D9E8E2
#D9DEE8#D9DEE8
#E8D9E6#E8D9E6
#E6E8D9#E6E8D9

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#9FC1C6#9FC1C6
#D2EBEF#D2EBEF
#DFE1E1#DFE1E1
White#FFFFFF
#EBFCFF#EBFCFF

Nearest Named Colors

Moonstone#D9E6E8
Fog#D7DDE0
Platinum#E5E4E2
Gainsboro#DCDCDC
Soft Mint#D5F5E3

Related HEX Guides

Moonstone colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D9E6E8.Fog colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D7DDE0.Platinum colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E5E4E2.Cyan color familyBrowse named cyan colors related to this HEX value.Cool colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors in the light group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#D9E6E8 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.