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#DFE9EB

#dfe9eb ≈ Alice Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfe9eb is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 91.37% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.11% cyan, 0.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 190°, with 23.08% saturation and 89.8% 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 backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Alice Blue (#f0f8ff), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.7996

Complementary

  1. #dfe9eb
  2. #ebe1df

Split complementary

  1. #dfe9eb
  2. #ebdfe3
  3. #ebe7df

Analogous

  1. #dfebe7
  2. #dfe9eb
  3. #dfe3eb

Triadic

  1. #dfe9eb
  2. #ebdfe9
  3. #e9ebdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfe9eb
  2. #e1dfeb
  3. #ebe1df
  4. #e9ebdf

Square

  1. #dfe9eb
  2. #e7dfeb
  3. #ebe1df
  4. #e3ebdf

Monochromatic

  1. #81a8b0
  2. #b0c9ce
  3. #dfe9eb
  4. #f2f6f7
  5. #f2f6f7

Shades

#dfe9eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfe9eb
  2. #c9d2d4
  3. #b2babc
  4. #9ca3a5
  5. #868c8d
  6. #707576
  7. #595d5e
  8. #434647
  9. #2d2f2f
  10. #161718
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfe9eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfe9eb
  2. #e2ebed
  3. #e5edef
  4. #e9f0f1
  5. #ecf2f3
  6. #eff4f5
  7. #f2f6f7
  8. #f5f8f9
  9. #f9fbfb
  10. #fcfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfe9eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfe9eb
  2. #d6dfe0
  3. #ccd4d6
  4. #c3cacb
  5. #b9bfc0
  6. #b0b5b6
  7. #a6aaab
  8. #9da0a0
  9. #939595
  10. #8a8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4e8e9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7e8eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5e6eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dceaea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e8eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e7eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddeaea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfe9eb {
  color: #dfe9eb;
}
Background
.bg-dfe9eb {
  background-color: #dfe9eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfe9eb {
  border: 2px solid #dfe9eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfe9eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 233 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 23% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfe9eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfe9eb, #dfe3eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfe9eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 233 235 / 0.35);
}

#f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 4.40 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 4.94 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.01 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.06 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.31 #f5fffa Mint Cream ΔE 5.66 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.33 #201614 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Alice Blue
#dfe9eb  rgb(223, 233, 235)  hsl(190, 23%, 90%)  Alice Blue
#ebe1df  rgb(235, 225, 223)  hsl(10, 23%, 90%)  Platinum
#ebdfe9  rgb(235, 223, 233)  hsl(310, 23%, 90%)  Lavender Blush
#e9ebdf  rgb(233, 235, 223)  hsl(70, 23%, 90%)  Eggshell