What color is #D7D8F2?

#D7D8F2 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D8F2?

The RGB value is 215, 216, 242: 215 red, 216 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D8F2?

The complementary color is #F2F1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D8F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D8F2 color

#D7D8F2 rgb(215, 216, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D7D8F2 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 84.7% green and 94.9% blue (215, 216, 242).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 51% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#D7D8F2 color codes

HEX	`#D7D8F2`
RGB	`rgb(215, 216, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 84.7%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 51%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 11%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.98, 4.62, -12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.98, 13.61, 289.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.604, 69.969, 93.878)`
Decimal	`14145778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D8F2, 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 #D7D8F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D8F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #D7D8F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d8f2; }
.text { color: #d7d8f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d8f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 216 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d8f2, #e3d7f2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D7D8F2?: #D7D8F2 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D8F2?: The RGB value is 215, 216, 242: 215 red, 216 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D8F2?: The complementary color is #F2F1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D8F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.