What color is #DAEEFD?

#DAEEFD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cloudless. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAEEFD?

The RGB value is 218, 238, 253: 218 red, 238 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEEFD?

The complementary color is #FDE9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAEEFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEEFD color

#DAEEFD rgb(218, 238, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DAEEFD is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 93.3% green and 99.2% blue (218, 238, 253).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cloudless (#D6EAFC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#DAEEFD color codes

HEX	`#DAEEFD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 238, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 93.3%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 14%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.08, -3.62, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.08, 10.13, 249.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.213, 83.145, 104.89)`
Decimal	`14348029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEEFD, 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 #DAEEFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEEFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	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 #DAEEFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daeefd; }
.text { color: #daeefd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daeefd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 238 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daeefd, #daddfd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DAEEFD?: #DAEEFD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cloudless. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEEFD?: The RGB value is 218, 238, 253: 218 red, 238 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEEFD?: The complementary color is #FDE9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEEFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.