What color is #DADCE8?

#DADCE8 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADCE8?

The RGB value is 218, 220, 232: 218 red, 220 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADCE8?

The complementary color is #E8E6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADCE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADCE8 color

#DADCE8 rgb(218, 220, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DADCE8 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.3% green and 91% blue (218, 220, 232).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 23% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Cloud (#DDDFE8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#DADCE8 color codes

HEX	`#DADCE8`
RGB	`rgb(218, 220, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 23%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.93, 1.55, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.93, 6.29, 284.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.069, 71.918, 86.571)`
Decimal	`14343400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADCE8, 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 #DADCE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADCE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #DADCE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadce8; }
.text { color: #dadce8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadce8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 220 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadce8, #dfdae8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DADCE8?: #DADCE8 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADCE8?: The RGB value is 218, 220, 232: 218 red, 220 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADCE8?: The complementary color is #E8E6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADCE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.