Alice blue

#d8dde4

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for alice blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Alice blue is a light blue that reads relaxed. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Alice blue color values

Every conversion for #d8dde4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d8dde4

RGB216, 221, 228

HSL215, 18%, 87%

HSV215, 5%, 89%

CMYK5%, 3%, 0%, 11%

Lab87.93, -0.38, -4.02

XYZ68.18, 71.91, 83.69

Decimal14212580

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone656 C

Shades of alice blue

#c0c8d3 #a7b2c2 #8f9db1 #7688a0 #61738c #505f74 #3f4b5b #2e3743 #1d232b #0d0f12

Tints of alice blue

#dbdfe6 #dee2e8 #e1e4ea #e3e7ec #e6e9ee #e9ecf0 #eceef2 #eff1f4 #f2f3f6 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with alice blue

Complementary#e4dfd8 Analogous#d8e3e4 Analogous#d9d8e4 Triadic#e4d8dd Triadic#dde4d8 Split complementary#e4d9d8 Split complementary#e3e4d8

Alice blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 5, 3, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d8dde4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 3 0 11

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 7 4 17

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Alice blue in css

Copy #d8dde4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d8dde4; }
.text { color: #d8dde4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dde4; }

How alice blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Alice blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d8dde4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d8dde4 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Alice blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d8dde4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around alice blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn alice blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d8dde4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from alice blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #d8dde4 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.