#D4F1F9Water (#D4F1F9) is a near-white, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 216°, lightness 0.94 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 | #D4F1F9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 241, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 76%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 15%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93.3 -7.8 -7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.940 0.032 216) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Water shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dfebe9 — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity#ddf2f4 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green#d4f1f9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d4f2fc — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Water 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 1.18:1 and against black 17.75:1, 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.
#d4f1f9 · #b4cfd6 · #8fa7ad · #6c8187 · #4b5d62 · #2c3b3f
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.
#d4f1f9 · #a8e0ff · #a2c9ef · #9cb1db · #969bc5 · #8f85ac
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.
#d4f1f9 · #a0aac3 · #5d96a5 · #5c6d9b · #255b68 · #2f374e
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.
#d4f1f9 · #b8cbd1 · #bc8373 · #486972 · #2d4a52 · #192c31
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d4f1f9 · #d4cbc9 · #869296 · #5b5553 · #192629 · #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.
#d4f1f9 · #bfcccf · #919fa3 · #14262b · #000509 · #ed6039
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#d4f1f9 · #bfcccf · #919fa3 · #14262b · #000509 · #ecbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4f1f9 · #dcc9c4 · #b18377 · #7a4739 · #3c160b · #000305
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d4f1f9 · #dcc9c4 · #b0818a · #734e25 · #3c141f · #120500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d4f1f9 · #d8c8d3 · #a8829e · #635620 · #2b2300 · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d4f1f9 · #d1cada · #9987ad · #7a4739 · #1c2801 · #050000
#D9F2F9 · #DDF3F9 · #E1F4F9 · #E6F5F9 · #EAF6F9
#ABC4CC · #839AA0 · #5D7177 · #3A4B4F · #1A282B
#D9F0F6 · #DEEEF3 · #E3EDF0
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.