#dde2ea

Color #dde2ea

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-200 #e2e8f0 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#dde2ea

RGB

rgb(221, 226, 234)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 23.6%, 89.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 5.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 3.4%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(89.72, -0.19, -4.48)

LCH

lch(89.72, 4.48, 267.57)

OKLCH

oklch(91.1%, 0.0122, 260.07)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 86.7%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eae5dd

Analogous

#dde8ea

#dde2ea

#deddea

Triadic

#dde2ea

#eadde2

#e2eadd

Split-complementary

#dde2ea

#eadedd

#e8eadd

Tetradic

#dde2ea

#e5ddea

#eae5dd

#e2eadd

Square

#dde2ea

#eadde8

#eae5dd

#ddeade

Shades

Color #dde2ea mixed toward black.

#aebacd

#7f92b0

#576c8d

#3a485e

#1d242f

Tints

Color #dde2ea mixed toward white.

#e3e7ed

#e8ecf1

#eef0f4

#f4f5f8

#f9fafb

Tones

Color #dde2ea mixed toward gray.

#dee2e9

#dfe2e8

#e0e3e7

#e1e3e6

#e2e3e5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dfdfe8 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#dfdfe8 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#dde7e6 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dde2ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dde2ea]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#dde2ea (#dde2ea) is rgb(221, 226, 234) in RGB.

No, #dde2ea is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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