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Colour

#DDEEFF

  • #DDEEFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DDEEFF is a blue with RGB values 221, 238, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DDEEFF#DDEEFF
HEX#DDEEFF
HEX (short)#DEF
RGBrgb(221, 238, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9333, 1
RGB percentages86.7%, 93.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(210, 100%, 93.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 13.3%, 100%)
CMYK13.3%, 6.7%, 0%, 0%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,544,639
CSS custom property--colour: #DDEEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.75:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#221100

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E8EEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4EAFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D5F2F3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#FFEEDD
Analogous#DDFFFF, #DDDDFF
Triadic#FFDDEE, #EEFFDD
Split complementary#FFDDDD, #FFFFDD
Tetradic#FFDDFF, #FFEEDD, #DDFFDD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#AAD4FF
Darker −20%#77BBFF
Darker −30%#44A2FF
Darker −40%#1188FF
More saturated +25%#DDEEFF
Less saturated −25%#E1EEFB

Channel breakdown

R221
G238
B255
Red221 (86.7%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness93.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G EE · B FF

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