What color is #D7DAF1?

#D7DAF1 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 #D7DAF1?

The RGB value is 215, 218, 241: 215 red, 218 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DAF1?

The complementary color is #F1EED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DAF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DAF1 color

#D7DAF1 rgb(215, 218, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D7DAF1 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 85.5% green and 94.5% blue (215, 218, 241).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 48% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% 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 15.19:1).

#D7DAF1 color codes

HEX	`#D7DAF1`
RGB	`rgb(215, 218, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 85.5%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 48%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 11%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 10%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.46, 3.38, -11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.46, 12.05, 286.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.97, 70.94, 93.261)`
Decimal	`14146289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DAF1, 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 #D7DAF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DAF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #D7DAF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7daf1; }
.text { color: #d7daf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7daf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 218 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7daf1, #e1d7f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D7DAF1?: #D7DAF1 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 #D7DAF1?: The RGB value is 215, 218, 241: 215 red, 218 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DAF1?: The complementary color is #F1EED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DAF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.