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#DFE9FC Color

#DFE9FC is rgb(223, 233, 252) in RGB, hsl(219, 83%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFE9FC
HEX#DFE9FC
RGBrgb(223, 233, 252)
HSLhsl(219, 83%, 93%)
HSVhsv(219, 12%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93.2% 0.028 263.4)
LABlab(92.01% -0.72 -10.44)
LCHlch(92.01% 10.46 266.04)

What #DFE9FC 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 #DFE9FC, 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.

#DFE9FC Channel Values

How #DFE9FC 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 223 · G 233 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 83% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 12% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFE9FC 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 text17.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DFE9FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFE9FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DFE9FC

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 #DFE9FC.

How #DFE9FC 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#DFE9FC
Protanopia#E7E7FC
Protanomaly#E4E8FC
Deuteranopia#E6E6FC
Deuteranomaly#E3E7FC
Tritanopia#DCECEC
Tritanomaly#DDEBF2
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFE9FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfe9fc: #DFE9FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFE9FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfe9fc': '#DFE9FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.914, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_dfe9fc">#DFE9FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFE9FC"

More Blue Colors

#DFE9FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFE9FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFE9FC?

#DFE9FC is a lightest blue — rgb(223, 233, 252) in RGB and hsl(219, 83%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.58.

What is the RGB value of #DFE9FC?

#DFE9FC is rgb(223, 233, 252) — red 223, green 233, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFE9FC?

#DFE9FC converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFE9FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFE9FC scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFE9FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFE9FC 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 3.58, which is very hard to tell apart.

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