What color is #D4D7F5?

#D4D7F5 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 #D4D7F5?

The RGB value is 212, 215, 245: 212 red, 215 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D7F5?

The complementary color is #F5F2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D7F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D7F5 color

#D4D7F5 rgb(212, 215, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4D7F5 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 84.3% green and 96.1% blue (212, 215, 245).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 62% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#D4D7F5 color codes

HEX	`#D4D7F5`
RGB	`rgb(212, 215, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 84.3%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 62%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 13%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.6, 4.8, -14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.6, 15.73, 287.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.93, 69.19, 96.145)`
Decimal	`13948917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D7F5, 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 #D4D7F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D7F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #D4D7F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d7f5; }
.text { color: #d4d7f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d7f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 215 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d7f5, #e2d4f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4D7F5?: #D4D7F5 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 #D4D7F5?: The RGB value is 212, 215, 245: 212 red, 215 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D7F5?: The complementary color is #F5F2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D7F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.