What color is #DDE4FB?

#DDE4FB is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE4FB?

The RGB value is 221, 228, 251: 221 red, 228 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE4FB?

The complementary color is #FBF4DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE4FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE4FB color

#DDE4FB rgb(221, 228, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DDE4FB is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 89.4% green and 98.4% blue (221, 228, 251).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 79% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

#DDE4FB color codes

HEX	`#DDE4FB`
RGB	`rgb(221, 228, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 89.4%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 79%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.7, 2.07, -11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.7, 12.11, 279.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.971, 77.823, 102.32)`
Decimal	`14542075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE4FB, 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 #DDE4FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE4FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	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 #DDE4FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde4fb; }
.text { color: #dde4fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde4fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 228 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde4fb, #e5ddfb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDE4FB?: #DDE4FB is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE4FB?: The RGB value is 221, 228, 251: 221 red, 228 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE4FB?: The complementary color is #FBF4DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE4FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.