What color is #C7D4F7?

#C7D4F7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7D4F7?

The RGB value is 199, 212, 247: 199 red, 212 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D4F7?

The complementary color is #F7EAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D4F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D4F7 color

#C7D4F7 rgb(199, 212, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7D4F7 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 83.1% green and 96.9% blue (199, 212, 247).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 75% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#C7D4F7 color codes

HEX	`#C7D4F7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 212, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 83.1%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 75%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 19%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.97, 2.77, -18.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.97, 18.79, 278.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.881, 65.943, 97.34)`
Decimal	`13096183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D4F7, 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 #C7D4F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D4F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #C7D4F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d4f7; }
.text { color: #c7d4f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d4f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 212 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d4f7, #d2c7f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C7D4F7?: #C7D4F7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7D4F7?: The RGB value is 199, 212, 247: 199 red, 212 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D4F7?: The complementary color is #F7EAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D4F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.