What color is #D7DAFD?

#D7DAFD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7DAFD?

The RGB value is 215, 218, 253: 215 red, 218 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DAFD?

The complementary color is #FDFAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DAFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DAFD color

#D7DAFD rgb(215, 218, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D7DAFD is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 85.5% green and 99.2% blue (215, 218, 253).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.34:1).

#D7DAFD color codes

HEX	`#D7DAFD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 218, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 85.5%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 15%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.81, 5.82, -17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.81, 18.3, 288.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.821, 71.681, 103.014)`
Decimal	`14146301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DAFD, 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 #D7DAFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DAFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.34:1	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 #D7DAFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dafd; }
.text { color: #d7dafd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dafd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 218 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dafd, #e7d7fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D7DAFD?: #D7DAFD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7DAFD?: The RGB value is 215, 218, 253: 215 red, 218 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DAFD?: The complementary color is #FDFAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DAFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.