What color is #DDE3F5?

#DDE3F5 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE3F5?

The RGB value is 221, 227, 245: 221 red, 227 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE3F5?

The complementary color is #F5EFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE3F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE3F5 color

#DDE3F5 rgb(221, 227, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DDE3F5 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 89% green and 96.1% blue (221, 227, 245).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 55% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#DDE3F5 color codes

HEX	`#DDE3F5`
RGB	`rgb(221, 227, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 89%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 55%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.28, 1.4, -9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.28, 9.53, 278.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.766, 76.902, 97.326)`
Decimal	`14541813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE3F5, 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 #DDE3F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE3F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #DDE3F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde3f5; }
.text { color: #dde3f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde3f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 227 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde3f5, #e3ddf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDE3F5?: #DDE3F5 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE3F5?: The RGB value is 221, 227, 245: 221 red, 227 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE3F5?: The complementary color is #F5EFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE3F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.