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Recognised as Colour

#D0C8E9

  • #D0C8E9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D0C8E9 is a blue with RGB values 208, 200, 233 and HSL 255°, 43%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D0C8E9#D0C8E9
HEX#D0C8E9
RGBrgb(208, 200, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.7843, 0.9137
RGB percentages81.6%, 78.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(254.5, 42.9%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 14.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK10.7%, 14.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,682,921
CSS custom property--colour: #D0C8E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.12:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#2F3716

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CDEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3CCE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CCCDD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.7Light steelblue · ΔE 11Lavender · ΔE 12.4Light grey · ΔE 17.9Silver · ΔE 18.3Gainsboro · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1E9C8
Analogous#C8D1E9, #E0C8E9
Triadic#E9D0C8, #C8E9D0
Split complementary#E9E1C8, #D1E9C8
Tetradic#E9C8D1, #E1E9C8, #C8E9E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFECF8
Darker −10%#B1A4DA
Darker −20%#927FCC
Darker −30%#735BBD
Darker −40%#5941A4
More saturated +25%#CBBEF3
Less saturated −25%#D5D2DF

Channel breakdown

R208
G200
B233
Red208 (81.6%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue254.55°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G C8 · B E9

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