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Colour

#DDEBEE

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

#DDEBEE is a cyan with RGB values 221, 235, 238 and HSL 191°, 33%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Alice blue.

Colour values

#DDEBEE#DDEBEE
HEX#DDEBEE
RGBrgb(221, 235, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9216, 0.9333
RGB percentages86.7%, 92.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(190.6, 33.3%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 7.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK7.1%, 1.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,543,854
CSS custom property--colour: #DDEBEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.19:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#221411

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8EAEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E7EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D9ECECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Alice blue · ΔE 5.9Gainsboro · ΔE 6.7White smoke · ΔE 6.7Azure · ΔE 7Ghost white · ΔE 7.8Light cyan · ΔE 8.2
Nearest named CSS colourAlice blue (#F0F8FF)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE0DD
Analogous#DDEEE9, #DDE3EE
Triadic#EEDDEB, #EBEEDD
Split complementary#EEDDE3, #EEE9DD
Tetradic#E9DDEE, #EEE0DD, #E3EEDD

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%#BBD7DD
Darker −20%#99C3CC
Darker −30%#77AFBB
Darker −40%#559BAA
More saturated +25%#D7EFF4
Less saturated −25%#E3E7E8

Channel breakdown

R221
G235
B238
Red221 (86.7%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue190.59°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G EB · B EE

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