What color is #D7D2EA?

#D7D2EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D2EA?

The RGB value is 215, 210, 234: 215 red, 210 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D2EA?

The complementary color is #E5EAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D2EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D2EA color

#D7D2EA rgb(215, 210, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D7D2EA is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 82.4% green and 91.8% blue (215, 210, 234).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 36% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#D7D2EA color codes

HEX	`#D7D2EA`
RGB	`rgb(215, 210, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 82.4%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 36%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 10%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.24, 6.2, -11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.24, 12.77, 299.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.919, 66.481, 87.185)`
Decimal	`14144234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D2EA, 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 #D7D2EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D2EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #D7D2EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d2ea; }
.text { color: #d7d2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d2ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 210 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d2ea, #e3d2ea); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D7D2EA?: #D7D2EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D2EA?: The RGB value is 215, 210, 234: 215 red, 210 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D2EA?: The complementary color is #E5EAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D2EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.