What color is #DCEEF5?

#DCEEF5 is a pale low-chroma blue-gray with a subtle blue cast. In RGB it is rgb(220, 238, 245), and in HSL hsl(197, 56%, 91%).

Is #DCEEF5 accessible as text?

On white, #DCEEF5 has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 17.59:1 (passes). For text placed on #DCEEF5, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #DCEEF5?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is slate-200 (#E2E8F0).

What colors go well with #DCEEF5?

As a neutral, #DCEEF5 pairs cleanly with charcoal, near-black and dark grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a soft background and let the accent carry the color.

Is #DCEEF5 the same as CSS lavender?

No — #DCEEF5 is not the CSS named color lavender, but lavender (#E6E6FA) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#DCEEF5 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #DCEEF5

Not just a swatch — here's how #DCEEF5 works with other colors. Named schemes with #DCEEF5 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #DCEEF5 Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7B93A5 Anchor #2E3236

Cool White keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #DCEEF5 Accent #A6C4BF Surface #DEDABF Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1E344A

Cool White opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #DCEEF5 Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #596672 Accent #EDFDFF

Cool White is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Cool White.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #DCEEF5 Surface #ECEADC Highlight #F4F2E7 Secondary #B3B19F Ink #2A2723

Cool White sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #DCEEF5 Secondary #F5FBFE Support #969386 Ink #16140F

Cool White is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Cool White carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #DCEEF5 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 44/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 90/100

Very high

Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.

Depth 6/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 1/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 16/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 10/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 8/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 3/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 88/100

Very high

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 94/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #DCEEF5 with

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 15.6:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #F9FBFC for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #DBE5F5 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #DCEEF5 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #DCEEF5;
  --color-base-rgb: 220 238 245;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(93.8% 0.021 223.0);
  --color-50: #F3F9FC;
  --color-100: #DFF0F7;
  --color-200: #BFE0ED;
  --color-300: #93C7DC;
  --color-400: #6BADC7;
  --color-500: #4990AC;
  --color-600: #3E7084;
  --color-700: #31515E;
  --color-800: #23363E;
  --color-900: #172226;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  cool-white: {
    50: '#F3F9FC',
    100: '#DFF0F7',
    200: '#BFE0ED',
    300: '#93C7DC',
    400: '#6BADC7',
    500: '#4990AC',
    600: '#3E7084',
    700: '#31515E',
    800: '#23363E',
    900: '#172226',
  },
}

$base: #DCEEF5;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F3F9FC;
$base-100: #DFF0F7;
$base-200: #BFE0ED;
$base-300: #93C7DC;
$base-400: #6BADC7;
$base-500: #4990AC;
$base-600: #3E7084;
$base-700: #31515E;
$base-800: #23363E;
$base-900: #172226;
$base-hover: #93CAE0;
$base-subtle: #F5F9FB;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#DCEEF5",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F3F9FC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#DFF0F7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#BFE0ED",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#93C7DC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#6BADC7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#4990AC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#3E7084",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#31515E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#23363E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#172226",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #DCEEF5

Color Lab

Pairs with #DCEEF5

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