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#DAEBFB Color

#DAEBFB is rgb(218, 235, 251) in RGB, hsl(209, 80%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAEBFB
HEX#DAEBFB
RGBrgb(218, 235, 251)
HSLhsl(209, 80%, 92%)
HSVhsv(209, 13%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.2% 0.028 246.5)
LABlab(92.13% -3.49 -9.79)
LCHlch(92.13% 10.39 250.41)

What #DAEBFB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DAEBFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#DAEBFB Channel Values

How #DAEBFB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 218 · G 235 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 209° · S 80% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 209° · S 13% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAEBFB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAEBFB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAEBFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAEBFB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DAEBFB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAEBFB.

How #DAEBFB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DAEBFB
Protanopia#E8E8FB
Protanomaly#E3E9FB
Deuteranopia#E6E6FB
Deuteranomaly#E1E8FB
Tritanopia#D8EDED
Tritanomaly#D9ECF3
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAEBFB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-daebfb: #DAEBFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAEBFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daebfb': '#DAEBFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.922, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_daebfb">#DAEBFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAEBFB"

More Blue Colors

#DAEBFB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAEBFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAEBFB?

#DAEBFB is a lightest blue — rgb(218, 235, 251) in RGB and hsl(209, 80%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #DAEBFB?

#DAEBFB is rgb(218, 235, 251) — red 218, green 235, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAEBFB?

#DAEBFB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAEBFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAEBFB scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAEBFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAEBFB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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