What color is #DEE5F9?

#DEE5F9 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE5F9?

The RGB value is 222, 229, 249: 222 red, 229 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE5F9?

The complementary color is #F9F2DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE5F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE5F9 color

#DEE5F9 rgb(222, 229, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEE5F9 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.8% green and 97.6% blue (222, 229, 249).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 69% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#DEE5F9 color codes

HEX	`#DEE5F9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 229, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89.8%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 69%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 11%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.97, 1.47, -10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.97, 10.59, 277.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.239, 78.407, 100.774)`
Decimal	`14607865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE5F9, 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 #DEE5F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE5F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	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 #DEE5F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee5f9; }
.text { color: #dee5f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee5f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 229 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee5f9, #e5def9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEE5F9?: #DEE5F9 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE5F9?: The RGB value is 222, 229, 249: 222 red, 229 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE5F9?: The complementary color is #F9F2DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE5F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.