#dfe5ec

Color #dfe5ec

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 5.08 Nearest Tailwind class slate-200 #e2e8f0 · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#dfe5ec

RGB

rgb(223, 229, 236)

HSL

hsl(212.3, 25.5%, 90%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.3, 5.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 3%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(90.68, -0.71, -4.1)

LCH

lch(90.68, 4.16, 260.18)

OKLCH

oklch(91.9%, 0.0114, 252.2)

HWB

hwb(212.3, 87.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ece6df

Analogous

#dfecec

#dfe5ec

#dfdfec

Triadic

#dfe5ec

#ecdfe5

#e5ecdf

Split-complementary

#dfe5ec

#ecdfdf

#ececdf

Tetradic

#dfe5ec

#e6dfec

#ece6df

#e5ecdf

Square

#dfe5ec

#ecdfec

#ece6df

#dfecdf

Shades

Color #dfe5ec mixed toward black.

#afbed0

#7f97b3

#557190

#394b60

#1c2630

Tints

Color #dfe5ec mixed toward white.

#e4e9ef

#eaeef2

#eff2f6

#f4f6f9

#fafbfc

Tones

Color #dfe5ec mixed toward gray.

#e0e5eb

#e1e5ea

#e2e5e9

#e3e5e8

#e4e5e7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e2ea · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#e1e1ea · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#dfe9e9 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#e4e4e4 · ΔE 3.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dfe5ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dfe5ec]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#dfe5ec (#dfe5ec) is rgb(223, 229, 236) in RGB.

No, #dfe5ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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