What color is #DAE1FC?

#DAE1FC 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 #DAE1FC?

The RGB value is 218, 225, 252: 218 red, 225 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE1FC?

The complementary color is #FCF5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE1FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE1FC color

#DAE1FC rgb(218, 225, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DAE1FC is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 88.2% green and 98.8% blue (218, 225, 252).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 85% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#DAE1FC color codes

HEX	`#DAE1FC`
RGB	`rgb(218, 225, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 88.2%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 85%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 13%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.76, 2.88, -13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.76, 14.18, 281.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.405, 75.783, 102.837)`
Decimal	`14344700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE1FC, 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 #DAE1FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE1FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #DAE1FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae1fc; }
.text { color: #dae1fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae1fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 225 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae1fc, #e4dafc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DAE1FC?: #DAE1FC 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 #DAE1FC?: The RGB value is 218, 225, 252: 218 red, 225 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE1FC?: The complementary color is #FCF5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE1FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.