What color is #DEE2EF?

#DEE2EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lullaby of Frost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE2EF?

The RGB value is 222, 226, 239: 222 red, 226 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE2EF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEE2EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE2EF color

#DEE2EF rgb(222, 226, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEE2EF is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 88.6% green and 93.7% blue (222, 226, 239).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 35% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Lullaby of Frost (#E5E8F2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#DEE2EF color codes

HEX	`#DEE2EF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 226, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 88.6%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 35%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.93, 1.08, -6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.93, 6.87, 279.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.897, 76.154, 92.503)`
Decimal	`14607087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE2EF, 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 #DEE2EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE2EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	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 #DEE2EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee2ef; }
.text { color: #dee2ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee2ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 226 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee2ef, #e3deef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DEE2EF?: #DEE2EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lullaby of Frost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE2EF?: The RGB value is 222, 226, 239: 222 red, 226 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE2EF?: The complementary color is #EFEBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE2EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.