What color is #DCE1F2?

#DCE1F2 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE1F2?

The RGB value is 220, 225, 242: 220 red, 225 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE1F2?

The complementary color is #F2EDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE1F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE1F2 color

#DCE1F2 rgb(220, 225, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCE1F2 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 88.2% green and 94.9% blue (220, 225, 242).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 46% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#DCE1F2 color codes

HEX	`#DCE1F2`
RGB	`rgb(220, 225, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 88.2%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 46%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.62, 1.53, -8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.62, 8.97, 279.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.464, 75.476, 94.738)`
Decimal	`14475762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE1F2, 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 #DCE1F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE1F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #DCE1F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce1f2; }
.text { color: #dce1f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce1f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 225 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce1f2, #e2dcf2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCE1F2?: #DCE1F2 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE1F2?: The RGB value is 220, 225, 242: 220 red, 225 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE1F2?: The complementary color is #F2EDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE1F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.