What color is #D7ECFC?

#D7ECFC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cloudless. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7ECFC?

The RGB value is 215, 236, 252: 215 red, 236 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7ECFC?

The complementary color is #FCE7D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7ECFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7ECFC color

#D7ECFC rgb(215, 236, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D7ECFC is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 92.5% green and 98.8% blue (215, 236, 252).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 86% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cloudless (#D6EAFC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#D7ECFC color codes

HEX	`#D7ECFC`
RGB	`rgb(215, 236, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 92.5%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 86%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 15%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.34, -3.74, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.34, 10.73, 249.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.586, 81.465, 103.819)`
Decimal	`14150908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7ECFC, 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 #D7ECFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7ECFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #D7ECFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7ecfc; }
.text { color: #d7ecfc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7ecfc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 236 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7ecfc, #d7dafc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #D7ECFC?: #D7ECFC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cloudless. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7ECFC?: The RGB value is 215, 236, 252: 215 red, 236 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7ECFC?: The complementary color is #FCE7D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7ECFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.