What color is #DEE5FB?

#DEE5FB 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 #DEE5FB?

The RGB value is 222, 229, 251: 222 red, 229 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE5FB?

The complementary color is #FBF4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE5FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE5FB color

#DEE5FB rgb(222, 229, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEE5FB is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.8% green and 98.4% blue (222, 229, 251).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 78% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#DEE5FB color codes

HEX	`#DEE5FB`
RGB	`rgb(222, 229, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89.8%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 78%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.02, 1.87, -11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.02, 11.6, 279.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.552, 78.532, 102.426)`
Decimal	`14607867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE5FB, 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 #DEE5FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE5FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	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 #DEE5FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee5fb; }
.text { color: #dee5fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee5fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 229 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee5fb, #e6defb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEE5FB?: #DEE5FB 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 #DEE5FB?: The RGB value is 222, 229, 251: 222 red, 229 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE5FB?: The complementary color is #FBF4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE5FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.