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Recognised as Colour

#D4CDF9

  • #D4CDF9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D4CDF9 is a blue with RGB values 212, 205, 249 and HSL 250°, 79%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D4CDF9#D4CDF9
HEX#D4CDF9
RGBrgb(212, 205, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.8039, 0.9765
RGB percentages83.1%, 80.4%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(249.5, 78.6%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 17.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK14.9%, 17.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,946,361
CSS custom property--colour: #D4CDF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.9:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#2B3206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3D3FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4D1F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CDD4DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.4Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Lavender · ΔE 15.2Light grey · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6Gainsboro · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2F9CD
Analogous#CDDCF9, #EACDF9
Triadic#F9D4CD, #CDF9D4
Split complementary#F9EACD, #DCF9CD
Tetradic#F9CDDC, #F2F9CD, #CDF9EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFBFE
Darker −10%#AD9FF4
Darker −20%#8672EE
Darker −30%#5F44E9
Darker −40%#3A1BDF
More saturated +25%#D0C7FF
Less saturated −25%#D9D4F2

Channel breakdown

R212
G205
B249
Red212 (83.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue249.55°
Saturation (HSL)78.57%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G CD · B F9

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