What color is #DAEAF6?

#DAEAF6 is a very light, moderate azure known as Celestial Cathedral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Celestial Cathedral?

The RGB value is 218, 234, 246: 218 red, 234 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Celestial Cathedral?

The complementary color is #F6E6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAEAF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Celestial Cathedral color: hex code #DAEAF6

#DAEAF6 rgb(218, 234, 246)

Shades of blue

Celestial Cathedral has the hex code #DAEAF6. It is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 91.8% green and 96.5% blue (218, 234, 246).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 61% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.08:1).

Celestial Cathedral (#DAEAF6) color codes

HEX	`#DAEAF6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 234, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 91.8%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 61%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.87, -2.97, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.87, 8.17, 248.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.967, 80.404, 98.741)`
Decimal	`14346998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Celestial Cathedral, 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 #DAEAF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEAF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.08:1	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 #DAEAF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daeaf6; }
.text { color: #daeaf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daeaf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 234 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daeaf6, #dadcf6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

See #DAEAF6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DAEAF6?: #DAEAF6 is a very light, moderate azure known as Celestial Cathedral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Celestial Cathedral?: The RGB value is 218, 234, 246: 218 red, 234 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Celestial Cathedral?: The complementary color is #F6E6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEAF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.