What color is #DDE7FE?

#DDE7FE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE7FE?

The RGB value is 221, 231, 254: 221 red, 231 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE7FE?

The complementary color is #FEF4DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE7FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE7FE color

#DDE7FE rgb(221, 231, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DDE7FE is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 90.6% green and 99.6% blue (221, 231, 254).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 94% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.94:1).

#DDE7FE color codes

HEX	`#DDE7FE`
RGB	`rgb(221, 231, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 90.6%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 94%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.54, 1.12, -12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.54, 12.3, 275.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.28, 79.679, 105.107)`
Decimal	`14542846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE7FE, 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 #DDE7FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE7FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.94:1	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 #DDE7FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde7fe; }
.text { color: #dde7fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde7fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 231 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde7fe, #e4ddfe); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DDE7FE?: #DDE7FE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE7FE?: The RGB value is 221, 231, 254: 221 red, 231 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE7FE?: The complementary color is #FEF4DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE7FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.