What color is #DDEBFF?

#DDEBFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cloudless. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDEBFF?

The RGB value is 221, 235, 255: 221 red, 235 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDEBFF?

The complementary color is #FFF1DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDEBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.4:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDEBFF color

#DDEBFF rgb(221, 235, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DDEBFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 92.2% green and 100% blue (221, 235, 255).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cloudless (#D6EAFC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.4:1).

#DDEBFF color codes

HEX	`#DDEBFF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 235, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 92.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.58, -0.75, -11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.58, 11.25, 266.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.573, 82.008, 106.33)`
Decimal	`14543871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDEBFF, 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 #DDEBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDEBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.4:1	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 #DDEBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddebff; }
.text { color: #ddebff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddebff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 235 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddebff, #e0ddff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DDEBFF?: #DDEBFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cloudless. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDEBFF?: The RGB value is 221, 235, 255: 221 red, 235 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDEBFF?: The complementary color is #FFF1DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDEBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.4:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.