What color is #D3DDF7?

#D3DDF7 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 #D3DDF7?

The RGB value is 211, 221, 247: 211 red, 221 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DDF7?

The complementary color is #F7EDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DDF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DDF7 color

#D3DDF7 rgb(211, 221, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3DDF7 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 86.7% green and 96.9% blue (211, 221, 247).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 69% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#D3DDF7 color codes

HEX	`#D3DDF7`
RGB	`rgb(211, 221, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 86.7%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 69%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 15%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.1, 1.75, -13.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.1, 13.9, 277.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.505, 72.276, 98.266)`
Decimal	`13884919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DDF7, 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 #D3DDF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DDF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	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 #D3DDF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3ddf7; }
.text { color: #d3ddf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3ddf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 221 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3ddf7, #dbd3f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D3DDF7?: #D3DDF7 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 #D3DDF7?: The RGB value is 211, 221, 247: 211 red, 221 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DDF7?: The complementary color is #F7EDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DDF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.