What color is #C7DDFF?

#C7DDFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fly a Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DDFF?

The RGB value is 199, 221, 255: 199 red, 221 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DDFF?

The complementary color is #FFE9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DDFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DDFF color

#C7DDFF rgb(199, 221, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7DDFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 86.7% green and 100% blue (199, 221, 255).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fly a Kite (#C8DAF5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#C7DDFF color codes

HEX	`#C7DDFF`
RGB	`rgb(199, 221, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 86.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.52, -0.22, -18.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.52, 18.96, 269.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.455, 71.073, 104.753)`
Decimal	`13098495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DDFF, 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 #C7DDFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DDFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	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 #C7DDFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ddff; }
.text { color: #c7ddff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ddff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 221 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ddff, #cdc7ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7DDFF?: #C7DDFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fly a Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DDFF?: The RGB value is 199, 221, 255: 199 red, 221 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DDFF?: The complementary color is #FFE9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DDFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.