#DEF8FF#DEF8FF
#DEF8FF is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.899; OKLCH L 96.2% C 0.029 H 215.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEF8FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 248, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 100%, 94%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 13%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 2.7%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.95, -7.06, -6.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.95, 9.40, 221.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.24% -0.0233 -0.0168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.24% 0.029 215.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(81.7372, 89.8827, 107.6311) |
| Luminance | 0.8988 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightcyan
#E0FFFF
ΔE00 4.07
Azure (CSS)
#F0FFFF
ΔE00 4.50
Ice Blue (survey)
#D7FFFE
ΔE00 6.01
Very Light Blue
#D5FFFF
ΔE00 6.09
Very Pale Blue
#D6FFFE
ΔE00 6.20
Really Light Blue
#D4FFFF
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEF8FF #FFE5DE
analogous
#DEFFF5 #DEF8FF #DEE7FF
triadic
#DEF8FF #FFDEF8 #F8FFDE
tetradic
#DEF8FF #F5DEFF #FFE5DE #E7FFDE
square
#DEF8FF #F5DEFF #FFE5DE #E7FFDE
split-complementary
#DEF8FF #FFDEE7 #FFF5DE
monochromatic
#64DEFF #A1EBFF #DEF8FF #E0F9FF #E0F9FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.11
#DEF8FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.98
#DEF8FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEF8FF
18.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEF8FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEF8FF | 1.00 | 1.11 | 18.98 | 18.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3F6FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDF1FF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5FBFA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F3F3F3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #def8ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 248, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.2% 0.029 215.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8faff',
500: '#def8ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #def8ff; $custom-light: #e8faff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#def8ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 248,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.727,
"s": 100,
"l": 93.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96236,
"c": 0.02874,
"h": 215.7
},
"luminance": 0.89884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEF8FF
secondary
#ECA795
accent
#3100E6
background
#FEFFFF
surface
#FCFFFF
border
#D5D7D7
text
#161718
muted
#848586