What color is #DFE1FB?

#DFE1FB 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 #DFE1FB?

The RGB value is 223, 225, 251: 223 red, 225 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE1FB?

The complementary color is #FBF9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE1FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE1FB color

#DFE1FB rgb(223, 225, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DFE1FB is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 88.2% green and 98.4% blue (223, 225, 251).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 78% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#DFE1FB color codes

HEX	`#DFE1FB`
RGB	`rgb(223, 225, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 88.2%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 78%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 11%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 10%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.09, 4.26, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.09, 13.51, 288.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.766, 76.503, 102.076)`
Decimal	`14672379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE1FB, 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 #DFE1FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE1FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #DFE1FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe1fb; }
.text { color: #dfe1fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe1fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 225 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe1fb, #ebdffb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DFE1FB?: #DFE1FB 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 #DFE1FB?: The RGB value is 223, 225, 251: 223 red, 225 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE1FB?: The complementary color is #FBF9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE1FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.