What color is #DCE7FB?

#DCE7FB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE7FB?

The RGB value is 220, 231, 251: 220 red, 231 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE7FB?

The complementary color is #FBF0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE7FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE7FB color

#DCE7FB rgb(220, 231, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCE7FB is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 90.6% green and 98.4% blue (220, 231, 251).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 79% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#DCE7FB color codes

HEX	`#DCE7FB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 231, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 90.6%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 79%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.38, 0.2, -10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.38, 10.92, 271.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.5, 79.331, 102.583)`
Decimal	`14477307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE7FB, 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 #DCE7FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE7FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #DCE7FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce7fb; }
.text { color: #dce7fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce7fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 231 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce7fb, #e1dcfb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DCE7FB?: #DCE7FB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE7FB?: The RGB value is 220, 231, 251: 220 red, 231 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE7FB?: The complementary color is #FBF0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE7FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.