What color is #DEE4F7?

#DEE4F7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE4F7?

The RGB value is 222, 228, 247: 222 red, 228 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE4F7?

The complementary color is #F7F1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE4F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE4F7 color

#DEE4F7 rgb(222, 228, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEE4F7 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.4% green and 96.9% blue (222, 228, 247).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 61% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#DEE4F7 color codes

HEX	`#DEE4F7`
RGB	`rgb(222, 228, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89.4%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 61%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 10%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.66, 1.59, -9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.66, 10.02, 279.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.653, 77.731, 99.048)`
Decimal	`14607607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE4F7, 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 #DEE4F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE4F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #DEE4F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee4f7; }
.text { color: #dee4f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee4f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 228 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee4f7, #e5def7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEE4F7?: #DEE4F7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE4F7?: The RGB value is 222, 228, 247: 222 red, 228 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE4F7?: The complementary color is #F7F1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE4F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.