What color is #DCE3FD?

#DCE3FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE3FD?

The RGB value is 220, 227, 253: 220 red, 227 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE3FD?

The complementary color is #FDF6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE3FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE3FD color

#DCE3FD rgb(220, 227, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCE3FD is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 89% green and 99.2% blue (220, 227, 253).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 89% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.45:1).

#DCE3FD color codes

HEX	`#DCE3FD`
RGB	`rgb(220, 227, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 89%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 89%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 13%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.43, 2.67, -13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.43, 13.65, 281.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.71, 77.245, 103.883)`
Decimal	`14476285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE3FD, 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 #DCE3FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE3FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.45:1	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 #DCE3FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce3fd; }
.text { color: #dce3fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce3fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 227 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce3fd, #e5dcfd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCE3FD?: #DCE3FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE3FD?: The RGB value is 220, 227, 253: 220 red, 227 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE3FD?: The complementary color is #FDF6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE3FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.