What color is #D7DAEC?

#D7DAEC is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7DAEC?

The RGB value is 215, 218, 236: 215 red, 218 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DAEC?

The complementary color is #ECE9D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DAEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DAEC color

#D7DAEC rgb(215, 218, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D7DAEC is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 85.5% green and 92.5% blue (215, 218, 236).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 36% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#D7DAEC color codes

HEX	`#D7DAEC`
RGB	`rgb(215, 218, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 85.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 36%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.31, 2.39, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.31, 9.45, 284.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.233, 70.646, 89.382)`
Decimal	`14146284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DAEC, 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 #D7DAEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DAEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #D7DAEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7daec; }
.text { color: #d7daec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7daec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 218 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7daec, #dfd7ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D7DAEC?: #D7DAEC is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7DAEC?: The RGB value is 215, 218, 236: 215 red, 218 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DAEC?: The complementary color is #ECE9D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DAEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.