What color is #DCE2F1?

#DCE2F1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE2F1?

The RGB value is 220, 226, 241: 220 red, 226 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE2F1?

The complementary color is #F1EBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE2F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE2F1 color

#DCE2F1 rgb(220, 226, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCE2F1 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 88.6% green and 94.5% blue (220, 226, 241).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 43% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Moon (#E0E6F0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

#DCE2F1 color codes

HEX	`#DCE2F1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 226, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 88.6%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 43%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.84, 0.82, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.84, 8.02, 275.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.585, 75.959, 94.039)`
Decimal	`14476017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE2F1, 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 #DCE2F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE2F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	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 #DCE2F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce2f1; }
.text { color: #dce2f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce2f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 226 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce2f1, #e1dcf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DCE2F1?: #DCE2F1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE2F1?: The RGB value is 220, 226, 241: 220 red, 226 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE2F1?: The complementary color is #F1EBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE2F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.