Close to Lavender
#DDECFF
#DDECFF is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 86.7% red, 92.5% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 214°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DDECFF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.20:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.52:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.20:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.52:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DDECFF as they’d see it.
#DDECFF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DDECFF
What color is #DDECFF?
#DDECFF is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 86.7% red, 92.5% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 214°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DDECFF in RGB?
#DDECFF is rgb(221, 236, 255): 221 red, 236 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DDECFF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 7, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DDECFF?
PANTONE 2656 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DDECFF?
Its complement #F7E8D6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.