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Recognised as Colour

#D3E5E8

  • #D3E5E8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D3E5E8 is a cyan with RGB values 211, 229, 232 and HSL 189°, 31%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D3E5E8#D3E5E8
HEX#D3E5E8
RGBrgb(211, 229, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.898, 0.9098
RGB percentages82.7%, 89.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(188.6, 31.3%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 9.1%, 91%)
CMYK9.1%, 1.3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,886,952
CSS custom property--colour: #D3E5E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.14:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#2C1A17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E3E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE0E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CDE7E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.7Light grey · ΔE 8.2Alice blue · ΔE 8.5Light cyan · ΔE 9.3White smoke · ΔE 9.4Azure · ΔE 9.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D6D3
Analogous#D3E8E1, #D3DBE8
Triadic#E8D3E5, #E5E8D3
Split complementary#E8D3DB, #E8E1D3
Tetradic#E1D3E8, #E8D6D3, #DBE8D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F9FA
Darker −10%#B2D1D6
Darker −20%#90BDC5
Darker −30%#6FAAB3
Darker −40%#52929D
More saturated +25%#CBEBF0
Less saturated −25%#DBDFE0

Channel breakdown

R211
G229
B232
Red211 (82.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)31.34%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G E5 · B E8

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