What color is #DEE3FC?

#DEE3FC 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 #DEE3FC?

The RGB value is 222, 227, 252: 222 red, 227 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE3FC?

The complementary color is #FCF7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE3FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE3FC color

#DEE3FC rgb(222, 227, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEE3FC is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89% green and 98.8% blue (222, 227, 252).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 83% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#DEE3FC color codes

HEX	`#DEE3FC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 227, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 83%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 12%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.55, 3.1, -12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.55, 13.05, 283.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.16, 77.495, 103.075)`
Decimal	`14607356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE3FC, 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 #DEE3FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE3FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	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 #DEE3FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee3fc; }
.text { color: #dee3fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee3fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 227 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee3fc, #e8defc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEE3FC?: #DEE3FC 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 #DEE3FC?: The RGB value is 222, 227, 252: 222 red, 227 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE3FC?: The complementary color is #FCF7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE3FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.