#DFF2FE Color

#DFF2FE is rgb(223, 242, 254) in RGB, hsl(203, 94%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFF2FE

HEX#DFF2FE

RGBrgb(223, 242, 254)

HSLhsl(203, 94%, 94%)

HSVhsv(203, 12%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(95.1% 0.026 235.3)

LABlab(94.35% -4.73 -8.05)

LCHlch(94.35% 9.33 239.57)

What #DFF2FE 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 #DFF2FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 4.11 Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 5.5 Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 6.08 Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 6.13 Azure#F0FFFFΔE 7.74 Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 7.96

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

#DFF2FE Channel Values

How #DFF2FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 223 · G 242 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 203° · S 94% · L 94%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 203° · S 12% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.15:1 vs white · 18.27:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFF2FE 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFF2FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFF2FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFF2FE; 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 #DFF2FE

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

#E6F5FE

#EBF7FE

#F0F9FF

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFF2FE.

How #DFF2FE 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#DFF2FE

Protanopia#EFEFFE

Protanomaly#E9F0FE

Deuteranopia#ECECFE

Deuteranomaly#E7EEFE

Tritanopia#DDF4F4

Tritanomaly#DEF3F8

Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFF2FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dff2fe: #DFF2FE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFF2FE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dff2fe': '#DFF2FE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.949, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_dff2fe">#DFF2FE</color>

SVG fillfill="#DFF2FE"

More Blue Colors

#DFF2FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e0e7ff dfe9fb e2e8f0 dee9f2 e2e9f3 dedcef e3e0f5 ddddf8 e5e7eb ddd6ff e5e8eb dce3f9 000042 003153 020618 113c8d 1e1a4d 2c2555 3b77e8 4f86f7 6666cc 7c9ed9 99a1af bcd4e6

#DFF2FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFF2FE?

#DFF2FE is a lightest blue — rgb(223, 242, 254) in RGB and hsl(203, 94%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #DFF2FE?

#DFF2FE is rgb(223, 242, 254) — red 223, green 242, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFF2FE?

#DFF2FE converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFF2FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFF2FE scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFF2FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFF2FE 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 aliceblue (#F0F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 5.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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