#D6EAFCCloudless (#D6EAFC) is a very light, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 245°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.032. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D6EAFC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 234, 252) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 86%, 91%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 15%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.8 -3 -10.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.928 0.032 245) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cloudless shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward purple. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e1e4ec — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#dfebf7 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#d6eafc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d6ebff — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward purpleTest Cloudless in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.23:1 and against black 17.03:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d6eafc · #b9ccdc · #94a4b3 · #707f8c · #4e5b66 · #2f3943
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d6eafc · #bcd5ff · #b5bded · #aea6d3 · #a691b8 · #9b7d9c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d6eafc · #a9a2bc · #688dad · #706291 · #32536e · #373048
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d6eafc · #d8ad83 · #75818c · #4c6376 · #314455 · #1b2732
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d6eafc · #cfc9c3 · #868e96 · #585450 · #1c242b · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#d6eafc · #959fa7 · #38444e · #1b2731 · #00060e · #f3a147
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6eafc · #d4c7bb · #a78666 · #714c24 · #361b00 · #00040f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d6eafc · #d4c7bb · #ae8174 · #62541e · #3c150b · #080400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6eafc · #d8c4c8 · #ae7e88 · #4b5c2c · #1b2800 · #050001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d6eafc · #d4c5d0 · #a5809c · #714c24 · #002b15 · #120500
#DAECFC · #DFEEFC · #E3F0FC · #E8F2FB · #ECF4FB
#ADBFCF · #8595A3 · #606D79 · #3D4852 · #1D262E
#DAE9F8 · #DDE9F3 · #E1E8EF
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.