What color is #DADCFB?

#DADCFB is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADCFB?

The RGB value is 218, 220, 251: 218 red, 220 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADCFB?

The complementary color is #FBF9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADCFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADCFB color

#DADCFB rgb(218, 220, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DADCFB is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.3% green and 98.4% blue (218, 220, 251).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 80% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#DADCFB color codes

HEX	`#DADCFB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 220, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.3%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 80%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 13%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.47, 5.29, -15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.47, 16.17, 289.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.915, 73.056, 101.561)`
Decimal	`14343419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADCFB, 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 #DADCFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADCFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	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 #DADCFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadcfb; }
.text { color: #dadcfb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadcfb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 220 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadcfb, #e8dafb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DADCFB?: #DADCFB is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADCFB?: The RGB value is 218, 220, 251: 218 red, 220 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADCFB?: The complementary color is #FBF9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADCFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.