What color is #DEE7FF?

#DEE7FF 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 #DEE7FF?

The RGB value is 222, 231, 255: 222 red, 231 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE7FF?

The complementary color is #FFF6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE7FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE7FF color

#DEE7FF rgb(222, 231, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEE7FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 90.6% green and 100% blue (222, 231, 255).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#DEE7FF color codes

HEX	`#DEE7FF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 231, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 90.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.64, 1.63, -12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.64, 12.72, 277.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.746, 79.9, 105.967)`
Decimal	`14608383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE7FF, 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 #DEE7FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE7FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	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 #DEE7FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee7ff; }
.text { color: #dee7ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee7ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 231 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee7ff, #e6deff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DEE7FF?: #DEE7FF 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 #DEE7FF?: The RGB value is 222, 231, 255: 222 red, 231 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE7FF?: The complementary color is #FFF6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE7FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.