Information about #DCE5EA color

#DCE5EA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DCE5EA belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(220, 229, 234) — 86.3% red, 89.8% green, 91.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 2 / 0 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DCE5EA reads as a softly toned steel-blue azure and radiates an almost-white brightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Cyanish Grey (#DAE7E7). Slightly further away sit Half Breathless (#E0E3EA) and Tulle Soft Blue (#D9E7E5).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 229, 234) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DCE5EA: 16.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DCE5EA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DCE5EA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DCE5EA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DCE5EA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DCE5EA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DCE5EA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DCE5EA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Cyanish Grey color link
Light Cyanish Grey

#DAE7E7

Half Breathless color link
Half Breathless

#E0E3EA

Tulle Soft Blue color link
Tulle Soft Blue

#D9E7E5

Tranquil color link
Tranquil

#DDEDE9

Marian Blue color link
Marian Blue

#E1EBEE

Half Carefree color link
Half Carefree

#E1E8E3

Dreamer color link
Dreamer

#D3E5EF

Clear Day color link
Clear Day

#DFEFEA

Azureish White color link
Azureish White

#DBE9F4

Monroe Blue color link
Monroe Blue

#D3DFE8

Chalk Lavender color link
Chalk Lavender

#E4DEE7

White Lilac color link
White Lilac

#E7E5E8

#DCE5EA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCE5EA
  • RGB220, 229, 234
  • CMYK5, 2, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(220, 229, 234)
  • HSL201°, 25%, 89%
  • HSL Precise201.429°, 25%, 89.02%
  • HSV201°, 6%, 92%
  • HSB201°, 6%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.898, 0.918)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.898, 0.918, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.898, 0.918)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDDCE5EA
  • DECIMAL ID14476778
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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