What color is #DCE3FA?

#DCE3FA 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 #DCE3FA?

The RGB value is 220, 227, 250: 220 red, 227 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE3FA?

The complementary color is #FAF3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE3FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE3FA color

#DCE3FA rgb(220, 227, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCE3FA is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 89% green and 98% blue (220, 227, 250).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 75% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.41:1).

#DCE3FA color codes

HEX	`#DCE3FA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 227, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 89%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 75%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.35, 2.07, -11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.35, 12.12, 279.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.236, 77.055, 101.386)`
Decimal	`14476282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE3FA, 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 #DCE3FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE3FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	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 #DCE3FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce3fa; }
.text { color: #dce3fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce3fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 227 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce3fa, #e4dcfa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCE3FA?: #DCE3FA 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 #DCE3FA?: The RGB value is 220, 227, 250: 220 red, 227 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE3FA?: The complementary color is #FAF3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE3FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.