What color is #DADFEE?

#DADFEE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADFEE?

The RGB value is 218, 223, 238: 218 red, 223 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADFEE?

The complementary color is #EEE9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADFEE?

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.

#DADFEE color

#DADFEE rgb(218, 223, 238)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.5% green and 93.3% blue (218, 223, 238).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#DADFEE color codes

HEX	`#DADFEE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 223, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.5%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.85, 1.15, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.85, 7.97, 278.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.731, 73.853, 91.401)`
Decimal	`14344174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#DADFEE 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 #DADFEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadfee; }
.text { color: #dadfee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadfee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 223 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadfee, #dfdaee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DADFEE?: #DADFEE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADFEE?: The RGB value is 218, 223, 238: 218 red, 223 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADFEE?: The complementary color is #EEE9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADFEE?: 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.