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#defafa ≈ Light Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#defafa is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 98.04% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 73.68% saturation and 92.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Cyan (#e0ffff), ΔE 1.23.

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Relative luminance0.908

Complementary

  1. #defafa
  2. #fadede

Split complementary

  1. #defafa
  2. #fadeec
  3. #faecde

Analogous

  1. #defaec
  2. #defafa
  3. #deecfa

Triadic

  1. #defafa
  2. #fadefa
  3. #fafade

Tetradic

  1. #defafa
  2. #dedefa
  3. #fadede
  4. #fafade

Square

  1. #defafa
  2. #ecdefa
  3. #fadede
  4. #ecfade

Monochromatic

  1. #59e6e6
  2. #9cf0f0
  3. #defafa
  4. #edfcfc
  5. #edfcfc

Shades

#defafa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #defafa
  2. #c8e1e1
  3. #b2c8c8
  4. #9bafaf
  5. #859696
  6. #6f7d7d
  7. #596464
  8. #434b4b
  9. #2c3232
  10. #161919
  11. #000000

Tints

#defafa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #defafa
  2. #e1fbfb
  3. #e5fbfb
  4. #e8fcfc
  5. #ebfcfc
  6. #effdfd
  7. #f2fdfd
  8. #f5fefe
  9. #f8fefe
  10. #fcffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#defafa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #defafa
  2. #d5eeee
  3. #cbe2e2
  4. #c2d5d5
  5. #b8c9c9
  6. #afbdbd
  7. #a6b1b1
  8. #9ca5a5
  9. #939898
  10. #898c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f4f4f4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecf7f7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6f7fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0f3fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6fcfa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edf8fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9f6fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9fbfa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-defafa {
  color: #defafa;
}
Background
.bg-defafa {
  background-color: #defafa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-defafa {
  border: 2px solid #defafa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #defafa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 250 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 74% 93%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-defafa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #defafa, #deecfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-defafa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 250 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 1.23 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 4.56 #f5fffa Mint Cream ΔE 6.41 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 7.39 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.12 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 8.76 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.80 #210505 Inverted #f4f4f4 Grayscale 

Light Cyan
#defafa  rgb(222, 250, 250)  hsl(180, 74%, 93%)  Light Cyan
#fadede  rgb(250, 222, 222)  hsl(0, 74%, 93%)  Misty Rose
#fadefa  rgb(250, 222, 250)  hsl(300, 74%, 93%)  Thistle
#fafade  rgb(250, 250, 222)  hsl(60, 74%, 93%)  Light Yellow