What color is #DEE0ED?

#DEE0ED is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE0ED?

The RGB value is 222, 224, 237: 222 red, 224 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE0ED?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEE0ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE0ED color

#DEE0ED rgb(222, 224, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEE0ED is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.8% green and 92.9% blue (222, 224, 237).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 29% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#DEE0ED color codes

HEX	`#DEE0ED`
RGB	`rgb(222, 224, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 29%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.37, 1.74, -6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.37, 6.79, 284.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.063, 74.955, 90.776)`
Decimal	`14606573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE0ED, 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 #DEE0ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE0ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	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 #DEE0ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee0ed; }
.text { color: #dee0ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee0ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 224 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee0ed, #e3deed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DEE0ED?: #DEE0ED is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE0ED?: The RGB value is 222, 224, 237: 222 red, 224 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE0ED?: The complementary color is #EDEBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE0ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.