What color is #DAEFFE?

#DAEFFE 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 #DAEFFE?

The RGB value is 218, 239, 254: 218 red, 239 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEFFE?

The complementary color is #FEE9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAEFFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEFFE color

#DAEFFE rgb(218, 239, 254)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 93.7% green and 99.6% blue (218, 239, 254).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 95% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cloudless (#D6EAFC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.76:1).

#DAEFFE color codes

HEX	`#DAEFFE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 239, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 93.7%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 95%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.36, -3.93, -9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.36, 10.34, 247.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.665, 83.793, 105.828)`
Decimal	`14348286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEFFE, 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 #DAEFFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEFFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.76:1	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 #DAEFFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daeffe; }
.text { color: #daeffe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daeffe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 239 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daeffe, #daddfe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DAEFFE?: #DAEFFE 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 #DAEFFE?: The RGB value is 218, 239, 254: 218 red, 239 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEFFE?: The complementary color is #FEE9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEFFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.