What color is #DDE5FF?

#DDE5FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE5FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #DDE5FF?

The complementary color is #FFF7DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE5FF color

#DDE5FF rgb(221, 229, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DDE5FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 89.8% green and 100% blue (221, 229, 255).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#DDE5FF color codes

HEX	`#DDE5FF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 229, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 89.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.07, 2.35, -13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.07, 13.68, 279.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.884, 78.63, 105.768)`
Decimal	`14542335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE5FF, 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 #DDE5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	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 #DDE5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde5ff; }
.text { color: #dde5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 229 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde5ff, #e6ddff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDE5FF?: #DDE5FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE5FF?: The RGB value is 221, 229, 255: 221 red, 229 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE5FF?: The complementary color is #FFF7DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.