#dfe4ef Color Information

#dfe4ef Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #dfe4ef. In RGB, it consists of 87.5% Red, 89.4% Green, and 93.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 6.7% Cyan, 4.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 221.2°, with saturation of 33.3% and lightness of 90.6%. The decimal value for #dfe4ef is 14673135, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #dfe4ef is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#dfe4ef Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color223, 228, 239 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color87.5%, 89.4%, 93.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.125, 0.106, 0.063 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.067, 0.046, 0, 0.063 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color221.2°, 33.3%, 90.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color221.2°, 6.7%, 93.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color73.755, 77.407, 92.715 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color223, 227, 239 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14673135 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color90.509, 0.378, -5.930 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)90.509, 5.943, 273.649 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color90.509, -3.354, -9.280 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color87.981, -4.330, -0.893 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.302, 0.317, 77.407 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292863215 / 0xffdfe4ef Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ccccff Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #dfe4ef

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #dfe4ef, its pure hue is 221.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.3%, and its lightness is 90.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #dfe4ef, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c1d1e to #c3c8d1.

Tints of #dfe4ef

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #dfe4ef, its pure hue is 221.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.3%, and its lightness is 90.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #dfe4ef, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e3e7f1 to #fbfcfd.

Tones of #dfe4ef

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #dfe4ef, its pure hue is 221.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #dfe4ef, which range from #e7e7e7 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #cfdeff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #dfe4ef

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #dfe4ef! For #dfe4ef, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #dfe4ef. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #dfe4ef

This color, #dfe4ef, consists of 87.5% Red, 89.4% Green, and 93.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 223, Green = 228, Blue = 239. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #dfe4ef is 6.7% Cyan, 4.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R87.5%
C6.7%
G89.4%
M4.6%
B93.7%
Y0.0%
K6.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 223 228 239
Octal 337 344 357
Hexa #df #e4 #ef
Binary 11011111 11100100 11101111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 6 4 0 6
Octal 6 4 0 6
Hexa #06 #04 #00 #06
Binary 00000110 00000100 00000000 00000110

Analogous Colors of #dfe4ef

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #dfe4ef — which has hue 221.2° — its analogous colors are located at 191.2° and 251.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dfe4ef.

Triadic Colors of #dfe4ef

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #dfe4ef — which has hue 221.2° — its triadic colors are located at 101.2° and 341.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dfe4ef.

Complementary Color of #dfe4ef

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #dfe4ef — which has hue 221.2° — its complementary color is located at 41.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dfe4ef.

Split Complementary Colors of #dfe4ef

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #dfe4ef — which has hue 221.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 11.2° and 221.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dfe4ef.

Tetradic Colors of #dfe4ef

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #dfe4ef — which has hue 221.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 131.2°, 221.2°, 311.2°, and 41.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dfe4ef.

Monochromatic Colors of #dfe4ef

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #dfe4ef, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #d5d9e1 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #edf1f9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #dfe4ef

We want to make getting started with #dfe4ef on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #dfe4ef into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #dfe4ef can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #dfe4ef with other HTML elements.

#dfe4ef Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #dfe4ef.
<span style="color: #dfe4ef;">The color of this text is #dfe4ef.</span>

#dfe4ef Background Color

The background color for this text is #dfe4ef.
<div style="background-color: #dfe4ef; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #dfe4ef.</div>

#dfe4ef Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #dfe4ef.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #dfe4ef;">This color for the shadow of this text is #dfe4ef.</span>

#dfe4ef Border Color

This is a div with border color #dfe4ef.
<div style="border: #dfe4ef 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #dfe4ef.</div>

#dfe4ef Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #dfe4ef on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dfe4ef; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dfe4ef on a white background.</div></div>

#dfe4ef Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #dfe4ef on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dfe4ef; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dfe4ef on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #dfe4ef to White

This is a gradient from #dfe4ef to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dfe4ef,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dfe4ef,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dfe4ef,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dfe4ef,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dfe4ef to white.</div>

Gradient from #dfe4ef to Black

This is a gradient from #dfe4ef to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dfe4ef,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dfe4ef,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dfe4ef,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dfe4ef,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dfe4ef to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #dfe4ef

In addition to using #dfe4ef on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #dfe4ef in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #dfe4ef, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 223, Green = 228, Blue = 239). If you need details about the color coordinates of #dfe4ef in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #dfe4ef
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(223, 228, 239)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #dfe4ef; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #dfe4ef; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #dfe4ef; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(223, 228, 239);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#dfe4ef")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:223, green:228, blue:239, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:223 green:228 blue:239 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(223f, 228f, 239f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(223, 228, 239);
 

#dfe4ef Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #dfe4ef the same way. For those with color blindness, #dfe4ef might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #dfe4ef looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #dfe4ef is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #dfe4ef looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #dfe4ef will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #dfe4ef is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text