What color is #DEE6FC?

#DEE6FC is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE6FC?

The RGB value is 222, 230, 252: 222 red, 230 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE6FC?

The complementary color is #FCF4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE6FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE6FC color

#DEE6FC rgb(222, 230, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEE6FC is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 90.2% green and 98.8% blue (222, 230, 252).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 83% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#DEE6FC color codes

HEX	`#DEE6FC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 230, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 90.2%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 83%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 12%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.3, 1.55, -11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.3, 11.65, 277.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.988, 79.151, 103.351)`
Decimal	`14608124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE6FC, 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 #DEE6FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE6FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	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 #DEE6FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee6fc; }
.text { color: #dee6fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee6fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 230 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee6fc, #e5defc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEE6FC?: #DEE6FC is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE6FC?: The RGB value is 222, 230, 252: 222 red, 230 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE6FC?: The complementary color is #FCF4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE6FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.