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Recognised as Colour

#DEF4F8

  • #DEF4F8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light cyan

#DEF4F8 is a cyan with RGB values 222, 244, 248 and HSL 189°, 65%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#DEF4F8#DEF4F8
HEX#DEF4F8
RGBrgb(222, 244, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9569, 0.9725
RGB percentages87.1%, 95.7%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(189.2, 65%, 92.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 10.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK10.5%, 1.6%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,611,704
CSS custom property--colour: #DEF4F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.4:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F0F0F0
Inverted#210B07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0F2F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBEEF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D7F6F5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 4.8Azure · ΔE 5.2Alice blue · ΔE 5.6Mint cream · ΔE 7.5White smoke · ΔE 8Ghost white · ΔE 8.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 4.83, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8E2DE
Analogous#DEF8EF, #DEE7F8
Triadic#F8DEF4, #F4F8DE
Split complementary#F8DEE7, #F8EFDE
Tetradic#EFDEF8, #F8E2DE, #E7F8DE

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%#B4E6EF
Darker −20%#8AD8E6
Darker −30%#60CADD
Darker −40%#36BCD4
More saturated +25%#D9F7FD
Less saturated −25%#E3F1F3

Channel breakdown

R222
G244
B248
Red222 (87.1%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue189.23°
Saturation (HSL)65%
Lightness92.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G F4 · B F8

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