What color is #D7D0DF?

#D7D0DF is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D0DF?

The RGB value is 215, 208, 223: 215 red, 208 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D0DF?

The complementary color is #D8DFD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D0DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D0DF color

#D7D0DF rgb(215, 208, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7D0DF is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 81.6% green and 87.5% blue (215, 208, 223).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 19% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#D7D0DF color codes

HEX	`#D7D0DF`
RGB	`rgb(215, 208, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 81.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 19%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.43, 5.14, -6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.43, 8.32, 308.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.897, 64.887, 78.956)`
Decimal	`14143711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D0DF, 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 #D7D0DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D0DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #D7D0DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d0df; }
.text { color: #d7d0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d0df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 208 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d0df, #dfd0df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D7D0DF?: #D7D0DF is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D0DF?: The RGB value is 215, 208, 223: 215 red, 208 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D0DF?: The complementary color is #D8DFD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D0DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.