What color is #DCE4F8?

#DCE4F8 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE4F8?

The RGB value is 220, 228, 248: 220 red, 228 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE4F8?

The complementary color is #F8F0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE4F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE4F8 color

#DCE4F8 rgb(220, 228, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCE4F8 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 89.4% green and 97.3% blue (220, 228, 248).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 67% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#DCE4F8 color codes

HEX	`#DCE4F8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 228, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 89.4%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 67%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 11%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.54, 1.15, -10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.54, 10.67, 276.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.198, 77.479, 99.835)`
Decimal	`14476536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE4F8, 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 #DCE4F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE4F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	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 #DCE4F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce4f8; }
.text { color: #dce4f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce4f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 228 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce4f8, #e2dcf8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCE4F8?: #DCE4F8 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE4F8?: The RGB value is 220, 228, 248: 220 red, 228 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE4F8?: The complementary color is #F8F0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE4F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.