What color is #DCDAED?

#DCDAED is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDAED?

The RGB value is 220, 218, 237: 220 red, 218 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDAED?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCDAED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDAED color

#DCDAED rgb(220, 218, 237)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.5% green and 92.9% blue (220, 218, 237).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 35% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#DCDAED color codes

HEX	`#DCDAED`
RGB	`rgb(220, 218, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 85.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 35%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.71, 4.21, -9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.71, 9.96, 294.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.87, 71.473, 90.219)`
Decimal	`14473965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDAED, 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 #DCDAED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDAED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	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 #DCDAED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdaed; }
.text { color: #dcdaed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdaed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 218 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdaed, #e6daed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DCDAED?: #DCDAED is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDAED?: The RGB value is 220, 218, 237: 220 red, 218 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDAED?: The complementary color is #EBEDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDAED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.