What color is #DEE0F3?

#DEE0F3 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE0F3?

The RGB value is 222, 224, 243: 222 red, 224 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE0F3?

The complementary color is #F3F1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE0F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE0F3 color

#DEE0F3 rgb(222, 224, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEE0F3 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.8% green and 95.3% blue (222, 224, 243).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 47% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#DEE0F3 color codes

HEX	`#DEE0F3`
RGB	`rgb(222, 224, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.8%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 47%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.54, 2.89, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.54, 9.89, 286.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.954, 75.311, 95.47)`
Decimal	`14606579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE0F3, 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 #DEE0F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE0F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	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 #DEE0F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee0f3; }
.text { color: #dee0f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee0f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 224 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee0f3, #e7def3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEE0F3?: #DEE0F3 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE0F3?: The RGB value is 222, 224, 243: 222 red, 224 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE0F3?: The complementary color is #F3F1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE0F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.