What color is #DADEF7?

#DADEF7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADEF7?

The RGB value is 218, 222, 247: 218 red, 222 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADEF7?

The complementary color is #F7F3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADEF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADEF7 color

#DADEF7 rgb(218, 222, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DADEF7 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.1% green and 96.9% blue (218, 222, 247).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 64% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#DADEF7 color codes

HEX	`#DADEF7`
RGB	`rgb(218, 222, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.1%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 64%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 12%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.86, 3.44, -12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.86, 13.07, 285.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.82, 73.863, 98.451)`
Decimal	`14343927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADEF7, 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 #DADEF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADEF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #DADEF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadef7; }
.text { color: #dadef7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadef7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 222 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadef7, #e4daf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DADEF7?: #DADEF7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADEF7?: The RGB value is 218, 222, 247: 218 red, 222 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADEF7?: The complementary color is #F7F3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADEF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.