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Colour

#DEF0EF

  • #DEF0EF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Azure

#DEF0EF is a cyan with RGB values 222, 240, 239 and HSL 177°, 37%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Azure.

Colour values

#DEF0EF#DEF0EF
HEX#DEF0EF
RGBrgb(222, 240, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9412, 0.9373
RGB percentages87.1%, 94.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(176.7, 37.5%, 90.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.7, 7.5%, 94.1%)
CMYK7.5%, 0%, 0.4%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,610,671
CSS custom property--colour: #DEF0EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.82:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#210F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEEEEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAEBEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D9F1F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 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 text17.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Azure · ΔE 5.6Light cyan · ΔE 6.1Alice blue · ΔE 6.6Mint cream · ΔE 6.6White smoke · ΔE 7Gainsboro · ΔE 8.5
Nearest named CSS colourAzure (#F0FFFF)ΔE 5.58, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0DEDF
Analogous#DEF0E6, #DEE8F0
Triadic#EFDEF0, #F0EFDE
Split complementary#F0DEE8, #F0E6DE
Tetradic#E6DEF0, #F0DEDF, #E8F0DE

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%#BBE0DE
Darker −20%#98D0CD
Darker −30%#75C0BC
Darker −40%#52B0AB
More saturated +25%#D8F6F4
Less saturated −25%#E4EAEA

Channel breakdown

R222
G240
B239
Red222 (87.1%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue176.67°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness90.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G F0 · B EF

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