What color is #DDD9F4?

#DDD9F4 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD9F4?

The RGB value is 221, 217, 244: 221 red, 217 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD9F4?

The complementary color is #F0F4D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD9F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD9F4 color

#DDD9F4 rgb(221, 217, 244)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DDD9F4 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 85.1% green and 95.7% blue (221, 217, 244).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 55% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#DDD9F4 color codes

HEX	`#DDD9F4`
RGB	`rgb(221, 217, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 85.1%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 55%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.74, 6.42, -12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.74, 14.21, 296.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.958, 71.529, 95.639)`
Decimal	`14539252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD9F4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DDD9F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD9F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DDD9F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd9f4; }
.text { color: #ddd9f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd9f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 217 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd9f4, #ebd9f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDD9F4?: #DDD9F4 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD9F4?: The RGB value is 221, 217, 244: 221 red, 217 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD9F4?: The complementary color is #F0F4D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD9F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.