What color is #DFE4F8?

#DFE4F8 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 #DFE4F8?

The RGB value is 223, 228, 248: 223 red, 228 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE4F8?

The complementary color is #F8F3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE4F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE4F8 color

#DFE4F8 rgb(223, 228, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DFE4F8 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89.4% green and 97.3% blue (223, 228, 248).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 64% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% 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 16.59:1).

#DFE4F8 color codes

HEX	`#DFE4F8`
RGB	`rgb(223, 228, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 89.4%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 64%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 10%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.76, 2.11, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.76, 10.48, 281.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.115, 77.951, 99.878)`
Decimal	`14673144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE4F8, 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 #DFE4F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE4F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	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 #DFE4F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe4f8; }
.text { color: #dfe4f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe4f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 228 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe4f8, #e7dff8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DFE4F8?: #DFE4F8 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 #DFE4F8?: The RGB value is 223, 228, 248: 223 red, 228 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE4F8?: The complementary color is #F8F3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE4F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.