What color is #C7D2F1?

#C7D2F1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7D2F1?

The RGB value is 199, 210, 241: 199 red, 210 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D2F1?

The complementary color is #F1E6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D2F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D2F1 color

#C7D2F1 rgb(199, 210, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7D2F1 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 82.4% green and 94.5% blue (199, 210, 241).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 60% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#C7D2F1 color codes

HEX	`#C7D2F1`
RGB	`rgb(199, 210, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 82.4%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 60%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 17%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.27, 2.54, -16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.27, 16.65, 278.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.473, 64.585, 92.377)`
Decimal	`13095665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D2F1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C7D2F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D2F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C7D2F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d2f1; }
.text { color: #c7d2f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d2f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 210 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d2f1, #d1c7f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7D2F1?: #C7D2F1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7D2F1?: The RGB value is 199, 210, 241: 199 red, 210 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D2F1?: The complementary color is #F1E6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D2F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.