What color is #D7DDE9?

#D7DDE9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7DDE9?

The RGB value is 215, 221, 233: 215 red, 221 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DDE9?

The complementary color is #E9E3D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DDE9 color

#D7DDE9 rgb(215, 221, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D7DDE9 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 86.7% green and 91.4% blue (215, 221, 233).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 29% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Cloud (#DDDFE8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#D7DDE9 color codes

HEX	`#D7DDE9`
RGB	`rgb(215, 221, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 86.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 29%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 8%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.99, 0.24, -6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.99, 6.56, 272.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.586, 72.043, 87.367)`
Decimal	`14147049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DDE9, 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 #D7DDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	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 #D7DDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dde9; }
.text { color: #d7dde9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dde9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 221 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dde9, #dad7e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D7DDE9?: #D7DDE9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7DDE9?: The RGB value is 215, 221, 233: 215 red, 221 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DDE9?: The complementary color is #E9E3D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.