What color is #DCDFF4?

#DCDFF4 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDFF4?

The RGB value is 220, 223, 244: 220 red, 223 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDFF4?

The complementary color is #F4F1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDFF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDFF4 color

#DCDFF4 rgb(220, 223, 244)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCDFF4 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.5% green and 95.7% blue (220, 223, 244).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 52% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#DCDFF4 color codes

HEX	`#DCDFF4`
RGB	`rgb(220, 223, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.5%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 52%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.17, 2.96, -10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.17, 10.96, 285.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.229, 74.522, 96.149)`
Decimal	`14475252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDFF4, 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 #DCDFF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDFF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	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 #DCDFF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdff4; }
.text { color: #dcdff4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdff4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 223 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdff4, #e5dcf4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCDFF4?: #DCDFF4 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDFF4?: The RGB value is 220, 223, 244: 220 red, 223 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDFF4?: The complementary color is #F4F1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDFF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.