#DEF9FF#DEF9FF
#DEF9FF is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.905; OKLCH L 96.4% C 0.029 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEF9FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 249, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 100%, 94%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 13%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.20, -7.56, -5.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.20, 9.55, 217.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.44% -0.0247 -0.0158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.44% 0.029 212.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(82.0455, 90.4993, 107.7338) |
| Luminance | 0.9050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightcyan
#E0FFFF
ΔE00 3.42
Azure (CSS)
#F0FFFF
ΔE00 4.46
Ice Blue (survey)
#D7FFFE
ΔE00 5.37
Very Light Blue
#D5FFFF
ΔE00 5.46
Very Pale Blue
#D6FFFE
ΔE00 5.56
Really Light Blue
#D4FFFF
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEF9FF #FFE4DE
analogous
#DEFFF4 #DEF9FF #DEE8FF
triadic
#DEF9FF #FFDEF9 #F9FFDE
tetradic
#DEF9FF #F4DEFF #FFE4DE #E8FFDE
square
#DEF9FF #F4DEFF #FFE4DE #E8FFDE
split-complementary
#DEF9FF #FFDEE8 #FFF4DE
monochromatic
#64E3FF #A1EEFF #DEF9FF #E0F9FF #E0F9FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.10
#DEF9FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.10
#DEF9FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEF9FF
19.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEF9FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEF9FF | 1.00 | 1.10 | 19.10 | 19.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4F7FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEF2FF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5FCFB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F4F4F4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #def9ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 249, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.4% 0.029 212.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8fbff',
500: '#def9ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #def9ff; $custom-light: #e8fbff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#def9ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 249,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.909,
"s": 100,
"l": 93.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96438,
"c": 0.02928,
"h": 212.6
},
"luminance": 0.90501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEF9FF
secondary
#ECA595
accent
#2A00E6
background
#FEFFFF
surface
#FCFFFF
border
#D5D7D7
text
#161718
muted
#848586