What color is #DDE5F6?

#DDE5F6 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 #DDE5F6?

The RGB value is 221, 229, 246: 221 red, 229 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE5F6?

The complementary color is #F6EEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE5F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE5F6 color

#DDE5F6 rgb(221, 229, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DDE5F6 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 89.8% green and 96.5% blue (221, 229, 246).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 58% saturation and 92% 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#DDE5F6 color codes

HEX	`#DDE5F6`
RGB	`rgb(221, 229, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 89.8%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 58%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.81, 0.56, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.81, 9.17, 273.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.469, 78.064, 98.315)`
Decimal	`14542326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE5F6, 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 #DDE5F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE5F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	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 #DDE5F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde5f6; }
.text { color: #dde5f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde5f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 229 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde5f6, #e2ddf6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DDE5F6?: #DDE5F6 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 #DDE5F6?: The RGB value is 221, 229, 246: 221 red, 229 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE5F6?: The complementary color is #F6EEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE5F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.