What color is #DADFEA?

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

What is the RGB value of #DADFEA?

The RGB value is 218, 223, 234: 218 red, 223 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADFEA?

The complementary color is #EAE5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADFEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADFEA color

#DADFEA rgb(218, 223, 234)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.5% green and 91.8% blue (218, 223, 234).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 28% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Cloud (#DDDFE8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.72:1).

#DADFEA color codes

HEX	`#DADFEA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 223, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 28%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.74, 0.38, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.74, 5.96, 273.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.149, 73.621, 88.34)`
Decimal	`14344170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADFEA, 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 #DADFEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADFEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.72:1	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 #DADFEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadfea; }
.text { color: #dadfea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadfea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 223 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadfea, #dddaea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DADFEA?: #DADFEA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADFEA?: The RGB value is 218, 223, 234: 218 red, 223 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADFEA?: The complementary color is #EAE5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADFEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.