What color is #DEE2FF?

#DEE2FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE2FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #DEE2FF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEE2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE2FF color

#DEE2FF rgb(222, 226, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEE2FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 88.6% green and 100% blue (222, 226, 255).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#DEE2FF color codes

HEX	`#DEE2FF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 226, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 88.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.39, 4.23, -14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.39, 15.09, 286.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.367, 77.141, 105.508)`
Decimal	`14607103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE2FF, 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 #DEE2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #DEE2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee2ff; }
.text { color: #dee2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 226 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee2ff, #ebdeff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEE2FF?: #DEE2FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE2FF?: The RGB value is 222, 226, 255: 222 red, 226 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE2FF?: The complementary color is #FFFBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.