What color is #DFE5FA?

#DFE5FA 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 #DFE5FA?

The RGB value is 223, 229, 250: 223 red, 229 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE5FA?

The complementary color is #FAF4DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE5FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE5FA color

#DFE5FA rgb(223, 229, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DFE5FA is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89.8% green and 98% blue (223, 229, 250).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 73% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#DFE5FA color codes

HEX	`#DFE5FA`
RGB	`rgb(223, 229, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 89.8%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 73%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 11%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.07, 1.99, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.07, 11.03, 280.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.702, 78.628, 101.612)`
Decimal	`14673402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE5FA, 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 #DFE5FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE5FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	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 #DFE5FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe5fa; }
.text { color: #dfe5fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe5fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 229 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe5fa, #e6dffa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DFE5FA?: #DFE5FA 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 #DFE5FA?: The RGB value is 223, 229, 250: 223 red, 229 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE5FA?: The complementary color is #FAF4DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE5FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.