What color is #D7D7E5?

#D7D7E5 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D7E5?

The RGB value is 215, 215, 229: 215 red, 215 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D7E5?

The complementary color is #E5E5D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D7E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D7E5 color

#D7D7E5 rgb(215, 215, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D7D7E5 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 84.3% green and 89.8% blue (215, 215, 229).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 21% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#D7D7E5 color codes

HEX	`#D7D7E5`
RGB	`rgb(215, 215, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 84.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 21%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.36, 2.6, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.36, 7.34, 290.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.465, 68.705, 83.873)`
Decimal	`14145509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D7E5, 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 #D7D7E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D7E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #D7D7E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d7e5; }
.text { color: #d7d7e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d7e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 215 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d7e5, #ded7e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D7D7E5?: #D7D7E5 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D7E5?: The RGB value is 215, 215, 229: 215 red, 215 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D7E5?: The complementary color is #E5E5D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D7E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.