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Information about #DDD8EE color

#DDD8EE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DDD8EE belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Luminous brightness. In numbers: rgb(221, 216, 238) (86.7% red, 84.7% green, 93.3% blue), or CMYK 7 / 9 / 0 / 7 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced deep-sea blue, #DDD8EE glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Bluish Grey (#DADAE7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blue Chalk (#E3D6E9) and Hawkes Blue (#D2DAED).

The recipe behind #DDD8EE is rgb(221, 216, 238), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DDD8EE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. #DDD8EE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DDD8EE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DDD8EE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DDD8EE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDD8EE
  • RGB221, 216, 238
  • CMYK7, 9, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(221, 216, 238)
  • HSL254°, 39%, 89%
  • HSL Precise253.636°, 39.286%, 89.02%
  • HSV254°, 9%, 93%
  • HSB254°, 9%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.847, 0.933)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.847, 0.933, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.847, 0.933)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDDDD8EE
  • DECIMAL ID14538990
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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