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#DEF2FF

#def2ff ≈ Alice Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#def2ff is a color from the azure family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 94.9% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.94% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 203.64°, with 100% saturation and 93.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Alice Blue (#f0f8ff), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.8625

Complementary

  1. #def2ff
  2. #ffebde

Split complementary

  1. #def2ff
  2. #ffdee2
  3. #fffcde

Analogous

  1. #defffc
  2. #def2ff
  3. #dee2ff

Triadic

  1. #def2ff
  2. #ffdef2
  3. #f2ffde

Tetradic

  1. #def2ff
  2. #ebdeff
  3. #ffebde
  4. #f2ffde

Square

  1. #def2ff
  2. #fcdeff
  3. #ffebde
  4. #e2ffde

Monochromatic

  1. #45b6ff
  2. #92d4ff
  3. #def2ff
  4. #ebf7ff
  5. #ebf7ff

Shades

#def2ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #def2ff
  2. #c8dae6
  3. #b2c2cc
  4. #9ba9b3
  5. #859199
  6. #6f7980
  7. #596166
  8. #43494d
  9. #2c3033
  10. #16181a
  11. #000000

Tints

#def2ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #def2ff
  2. #e1f3ff
  3. #e5f5ff
  4. #e8f6ff
  5. #ebf7ff
  6. #eff9ff
  7. #f2faff
  8. #f5fbff
  9. #f8fcff
  10. #fcfeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#def2ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #def2ff
  2. #d5e7f2
  3. #cbdbe6
  4. #c2d0d9
  5. #b8c4cc
  6. #afb9c0
  7. #a6aeb3
  8. #9ca2a6
  9. #939799
  10. #898b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8f0f6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecf1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8edff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6f5f6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7f2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4efff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9f4fa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-def2ff {
  color: #def2ff;
}
Background
.bg-def2ff {
  background-color: #def2ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-def2ff {
  border: 2px solid #def2ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #def2ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 242 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 100% 94%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-def2ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #def2ff, #dee2ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-def2ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 242 255 / 0.35);
}

#f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 4.66 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 6.32 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 6.90 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.09 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 8.06 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 8.22 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 8.52 #210d00 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Alice Blue
#def2ff  rgb(222, 242, 255)  hsl(204, 100%, 94%)  Alice Blue
#ffebde  rgb(255, 235, 222)  hsl(24, 100%, 94%)  Linen
#ffdef2  rgb(255, 222, 242)  hsl(324, 100%, 94%)  Pale Pink
#f2ffde  rgb(242, 255, 222)  hsl(84, 100%, 94%)  Light Yellow