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Recognised as Colour

#D3DEE6

  • #D3DEE6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D3DEE6 is a blue with RGB values 211, 222, 230 and HSL 205°, 28%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D3DEE6#D3DEE6
HEX#D3DEE6
RGBrgb(211, 222, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.8706, 0.902
RGB percentages82.7%, 87.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(205.3, 27.5%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 8.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK8.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,885,158
CSS custom property--colour: #D3DEE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#2C2119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDEE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DBE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CEE0E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.6Light grey · ΔE 6.5Lavender · ΔE 8.4Alice blue · ΔE 9.4White smoke · ΔE 10.3Ghost white · ΔE 10.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6DBD3
Analogous#D3E6E5, #D3D4E6
Triadic#E6D3DE, #DEE6D3
Split complementary#E6D3D4, #E6E4D3
Tetradic#E5D3E6, #E6DBD3, #D4E6D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F6F8
Darker −10%#B2C6D4
Darker −20%#92ADC1
Darker −30%#7195AF
Darker −40%#567C97
More saturated +25%#CADFEF
Less saturated −25%#DCDDDD

Channel breakdown

R211
G222
B230
Red211 (82.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue205.26°
Saturation (HSL)27.54%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G DE · B E6

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