Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #D7CDFD

#D7CDFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#D7CDFD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #D7CDFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D7CDFD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F4FDCE; it also sits naturally between #CEDCFD and #EFCEFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D7CDFD · RGB 215, 205, 253

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#D7CDFD
RGB215, 205, 253
HSL252°, 92%, 90%
HSV252°, 19%, 99%
CMYK15%, 19%, 0%, 1%
XYZ67.59, 65.20, 101.95
Yxy65.20, 0.2879, 0.2778
CIE-Lab84.59, 12.71, -22.24
Hunter Lab80.75, 12.61, -23.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 80% · Blue 99%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #D7CDFD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D7CDFD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D7CDFD

.text { color: #D7CDFD; }
.background { background-color: #D7CDFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7CDFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 205, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7CDFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 205, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7CDFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 205, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7CDFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7CDFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D7CDFD

#B4A2FB#947BF9#714FF8#5128F6#360AE6#2B08BA#220693#180467#0F0340#050114

Tints of #D7CDFD

#DBD3FD#DBD3FD#DFD8FD#DFD8FD#E3DDFE#E7E2FE#E7E2FE#EBE7FE#EBE7FE#EFEBFE

Tones of #D7CDFD

#D9D1FA#DBD5F6#DDD8F3#E0DCEF#E2DFEC#E4E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4FDCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.50:1 Fails
Against black text14.04:1 AAA

Best text color on #D7CDFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D7CDFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #D7CDFD: ·

How #D7CDFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D3D3F1Deuteranopia · #D3D4EFTritanopia · #D7E8E6

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D7CDFD rather than the exact color:

Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Golden Ruby Twilight
#D7D2F4 · #AFA7E7 · #6C5BDC · #19114B
Burning Ruby Ember
#3E840C · #A9EE43 · #A642EE · #DDC8F6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DAD2FF#DFCCFB#D3D1F5#D7D2F4#DDC8F6#DBCEF3#D9D3F4#DCCEF3#DCD6F7#DACAF1#DBCBF1#DFC7F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D7CDFC  ·  #D7CDFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7CDFD?

#D7CDFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 215, 205, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7CDFD?

#D7CDFD is RGB 215, 205, 253 — HSL 252°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 15%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #D7CDFD?

Its complement is #F4FDCE; analogous partners are #CEDCFD and #EFCEFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7CDFD for text?

Black text on #D7CDFD has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.