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#DFF8FF closest to Calm Waters

#DFF8FF is a very light white; the closest named color is Calm Waters. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 97.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(223, 248, 255)). Its HSL value is 193° hue, 100% saturation and 94% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DFF8FF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.01:1.

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Variations of #DFF8FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DFF8FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DFF8FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFF8FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EEF2FF
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3F6FF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEF6FF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EEF2FF
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EAF4FF
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D6FBFA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCF9FD
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F3F3F3
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EFF5F6

#DFF8FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.10:1 Very poor#DFF8FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.01:1 Super#DFF8FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFF8FF in CSS

/* Calm Waters */
.color { color: #DFF8FF; }
.background { background-color: #DFF8FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFF8FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 248 255);
color: hsl(193 100% 94%);
color: oklch(0.963 0.028 216.4);

#DFF8FF FAQ

What color is #DFF8FF?

#DFF8FF is a very light white. Its closest named color is Calm Waters. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFF8FF?

#DFF8FF is rgb(223, 248, 255) in RGB, hsl(193, 100%, 94%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFF8FF?

The complementary color of #DFF8FF is #FFE6DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFF8FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFF8FF: 19.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFF8FF a warm or cool color?

#DFF8FF is a neutral color.