#D8E4E7Inuit Blue (#D8E4E7) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 214°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.014. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D8E4E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 228, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 24%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 6%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.8 -3.4 -2.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.911 0.014 214) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Inuit Blue shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e2ded8 — ΔE 2.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#e0e5e2 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#d8e4e7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d8e5ea — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Inuit Blue 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 1.3:1 and against black 16.17:1, 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.
#d8e4e7 · #c0ccce · #9aa4a7 · #767e81 · #535b5d · #33393b
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.
#d8e4e7 · #9ed7f4 · #97c0e5 · #92a9d2 · #8c92bc · #857da4
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.
#d8e4e7 · #b6c1da · #72acba · #6f82b1 · #3a6f7b · #404a61
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.
#d8e4e7 · #aec2c7 · #ba8072 · #3f6169 · #254249 · #12252a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d8e4e7 · #cbc2c0 · #808c8f · #575150 · #182427 · #030101
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.
#d8e4e7 · #989e9f · #3c4344 · #1e2627 · #020506 · #ea5c3b
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#d8e4e7 · #989e9f · #3c4344 · #1e2627 · #020506 · #ecbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8e4e7 · #d2c0bb · #aa7d71 · #764236 · #3b140b · #000407
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d8e4e7 · #d2c0bb · #a97a85 · #6f4922 · #3a121e · #120500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d8e4e7 · #cebfca · #a07c98 · #60521b · #2a2100 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d8e4e7 · #c7c1d0 · #9181a7 · #764236 · #1b2600 · #050000
#DCE7EA · #E1EAEC · #E5EDEF · #EAF0F1 · #EEF3F4
#AFBABC · #889194 · #636B6D · #404648 · #202527
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.