What color is #DCEBF6?

#DCEBF6 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Celestial Cathedral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCEBF6?

The RGB value is 220, 235, 246: 220 red, 235 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEBF6?

The complementary color is #F6E7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCEBF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEBF6 color

#DCEBF6 rgb(220, 235, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCEBF6 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.2% green and 96.5% blue (220, 235, 246).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 59% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Cathedral (#DAEAF6), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.26:1).

#DCEBF6 color codes

HEX	`#DCEBF6`
RGB	`rgb(220, 235, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.2%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 59%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.26, -2.85, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.26, 7.57, 247.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.854, 81.285, 98.864)`
Decimal	`14478326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEBF6, 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 #DCEBF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEBF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.26:1	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 #DCEBF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcebf6; }
.text { color: #dcebf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcebf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 235 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcebf6, #dcdef6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DCEBF6?: #DCEBF6 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Celestial Cathedral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCEBF6?: The RGB value is 220, 235, 246: 220 red, 235 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEBF6?: The complementary color is #F6E7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEBF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.