Close to Frost
#DAE1EB
#DAE1EB is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Frost. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 88.2% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DAE1EB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.32:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.95:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.32:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.95:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DAE1EB as they’d see it.
#DAE1EB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DAE1EB
What color is #DAE1EB?
#DAE1EB is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Frost. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 88.2% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DAE1EB in RGB?
#DAE1EB is rgb(218, 225, 235): 218 red, 225 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DAE1EB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 4, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DAE1EB?
PANTONE 7541 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DAE1EB?
Its complement #E6DFD6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.