What color is #DADCEF?

#DADCEF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADCEF?

The RGB value is 218, 220, 239: 218 red, 220 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADCEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DADCEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADCEF color

#DADCEF rgb(218, 220, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DADCEF is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.3% green and 93.7% blue (218, 220, 239).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#DADCEF color codes

HEX	`#DADCEF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 220, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.3%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.12, 2.9, -9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.12, 9.93, 287)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.083, 72.323, 91.912)`
Decimal	`14343407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADCEF, 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 #DADCEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADCEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	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 #DADCEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadcef; }
.text { color: #dadcef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadcef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 220 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadcef, #e2daef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DADCEF?: #DADCEF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADCEF?: The RGB value is 218, 220, 239: 218 red, 220 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADCEF?: The complementary color is #EFEDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADCEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.