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Recognised as Colour

#DDEBF4

  • #DDEBF4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Alice blue

#DDEBF4 is a blue with RGB values 221, 235, 244 and HSL 203°, 51%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Alice blue.

Colour values

#DDEBF4#DDEBF4
HEX#DDEBF4
RGBrgb(221, 235, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9216, 0.9569
RGB percentages86.7%, 92.2%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(203.5, 51.1%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 9.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK9.4%, 3.7%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,543,860
CSS custom property--colour: #DDEBF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.26:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#22140B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7EAF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E8F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D7EDEEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 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 text17.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Alice blue · ΔE 5.4Ghost white · ΔE 7.4Lavender · ΔE 7.6White smoke · ΔE 7.9Gainsboro · ΔE 8Azure · ΔE 8.1
Nearest named CSS colourAlice blue (#F0F8FF)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4E6DD
Analogous#DDF4F2, #DDE0F4
Triadic#F4DDEB, #EBF4DD
Split complementary#F4DDE0, #F4F2DD
Tetradic#F2DDF4, #F4E6DD, #E0F4DD

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%#B6D4E8
Darker −20%#90BEDB
Darker −30%#69A7CF
Darker −40%#4390C2
More saturated +25%#D7ECFA
Less saturated −25%#E3EAEE

Channel breakdown

R221
G235
B244
Red221 (86.7%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue203.48°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G EB · B F4

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