What color is #DAE4F8?

#DAE4F8 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE4F8?

The RGB value is 218, 228, 248: 218 red, 228 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE4F8?

The complementary color is #F8EEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE4F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE4F8 color

#DAE4F8 rgb(218, 228, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DAE4F8 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 89.4% green and 97.3% blue (218, 228, 248).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 68% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#DAE4F8 color codes

HEX	`#DAE4F8`
RGB	`rgb(218, 228, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 89.4%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 68%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 12%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.4, 0.52, -10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.4, 10.85, 272.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.596, 77.169, 99.806)`
Decimal	`14345464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE4F8, 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 #DAE4F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE4F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #DAE4F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae4f8; }
.text { color: #dae4f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae4f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 228 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae4f8, #dfdaf8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DAE4F8?: #DAE4F8 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE4F8?: The RGB value is 218, 228, 248: 218 red, 228 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE4F8?: The complementary color is #F8EEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE4F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.