What color is #DCE0FC?

#DCE0FC is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE0FC?

The RGB value is 220, 224, 252: 220 red, 224 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE0FC?

The complementary color is #FCF8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE0FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE0FC color

#DCE0FC rgb(220, 224, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCE0FC is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.8% green and 98.8% blue (220, 224, 252).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 84% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#DCE0FC color codes

HEX	`#DCE0FC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 224, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.8%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 84%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 13%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.65, 4.03, -14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.65, 14.6, 286.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.738, 75.554, 102.775)`
Decimal	`14475516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE0FC, 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 #DCE0FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE0FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #DCE0FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce0fc; }
.text { color: #dce0fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce0fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 224 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce0fc, #e8dcfc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCE0FC?: #DCE0FC is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE0FC?: The RGB value is 220, 224, 252: 220 red, 224 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE0FC?: The complementary color is #FCF8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE0FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.