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Recognised as Colour

#D3CAEF

  • #D3CAEF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D3CAEF is a blue with RGB values 211, 202, 239 and HSL 255°, 54%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D3CAEF#D3CAEF
HEX#D3CAEF
RGBrgb(211, 202, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.7922, 0.9373
RGB percentages82.7%, 79.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(254.6, 53.6%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 15.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK11.7%, 15.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,880,047
CSS custom property--colour: #D3CAEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.46:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#2C3510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3CFF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CEEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CECFD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5Lavender · ΔE 13.2Light grey · ΔE 19.9Gainsboro · ΔE 20.4Silver · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6EFCA
Analogous#CAD4EF, #E6CAEF
Triadic#EFD3CA, #CAEFD3
Split complementary#EFE6CA, #D4EFCA
Tetradic#EFCAD4, #E6EFCA, #CAEFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F1FB
Darker −10%#B2A3E3
Darker −20%#927CD7
Darker −30%#7154CC
Darker −40%#5637B6
More saturated +25%#CFC1F8
Less saturated −25%#D7D3E6

Channel breakdown

R211
G202
B239
Red211 (82.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue254.59°
Saturation (HSL)53.62%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G CA · B EF

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