What color is #D7D8EB?

#D7D8EB is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D8EB?

The RGB value is 215, 216, 235: 215 red, 216 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D8EB?

The complementary color is #EBEAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D8EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D8EB color

#D7D8EB rgb(215, 216, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D7D8EB is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 84.7% green and 92.2% blue (215, 216, 235).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 33% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#D7D8EB color codes

HEX	`#D7D8EB`
RGB	`rgb(215, 216, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 84.7%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 33%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.78, 3.24, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.78, 9.95, 289.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.573, 69.557, 88.447)`
Decimal	`14145771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D8EB, 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 #D7D8EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D8EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	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 #D7D8EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d8eb; }
.text { color: #d7d8eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d8eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 216 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d8eb, #e0d7eb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D7D8EB?: #D7D8EB is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D8EB?: The RGB value is 215, 216, 235: 215 red, 216 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D8EB?: The complementary color is #EBEAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D8EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.