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Colour

#DDEAEF

  • #DDEAEF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Alice blue

#DDEAEF is a cyan with RGB values 221, 234, 239 and HSL 197°, 36%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Alice blue.

Colour values

#DDEAEF#DDEAEF
HEX#DDEAEF
RGBrgb(221, 234, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9176, 0.9373
RGB percentages86.7%, 91.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(196.7, 36%, 90.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 7.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK7.5%, 2.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,543,599
CSS custom property--colour: #DDEAEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.09:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#221510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E9EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E7EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D9ECEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Alice blue · ΔE 5.7Gainsboro · ΔE 6.6White smoke · ΔE 6.9Ghost white · ΔE 7.5Azure · ΔE 7.5Light cyan · ΔE 8.9
Nearest named CSS colourAlice blue (#F0F8FF)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE2DD
Analogous#DDEFEB, #DDE1EF
Triadic#EFDDEA, #EAEFDD
Split complementary#EFDDE1, #EFEBDD
Tetradic#EBDDEF, #EFE2DD, #E1EFDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#BAD5DF
Darker −20%#98BFCE
Darker −30%#75AABE
Darker −40%#5294AE
More saturated +25%#D7EDF5
Less saturated −25%#E3E7E9

Channel breakdown

R221
G234
B239
Red221 (86.7%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue196.67°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness90.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G EA · B EF

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