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#DDEEFA

#DDEEFA is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Frost. In RGB it’s made of 86.7% red, 93.3% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 74% saturation and 92% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DDEEFA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DDEEFA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #DDEEFA

What color is #DDEEFA?

#DDEEFA is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Frost. In RGB it’s made of 86.7% red, 93.3% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 74% saturation and 92% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DDEEFA in RGB?

#DDEEFA is rgb(221, 238, 250): 221 red, 238 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DDEEFA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(12, 5, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DDEEFA?

PANTONE 7541 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DDEEFA?

Its complement #F9E9DD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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