Recognised as Colour

#D4DADD

#D4DADD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#D4DADD is a blue with RGB values 212, 218, 221 and HSL 200°, 12%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D4DADD#D4DADD

HEX#D4DADD

RGBrgb(212, 218, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.8549, 0.8667

RGB percentages83.1%, 85.5%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(200, 11.7%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 4.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK4.1%, 1.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,949,661

CSS custom property--colour: #D4DADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.87:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#2B2522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8DADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7D8DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D2DBDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.8 Light grey · ΔE 3.4 Silver · ΔE 9.4 White smoke · ΔE 10.2 Lavender · ΔE 10.5 Alice blue · ΔE 10.7

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.84, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DDD7D4

Analogous#D4DDDC, #D4D6DD

Triadic#DDD4DA, #DADDD4

Split complementary#DDD4D6, #DDDCD4

Tetradic#DCD4DD, #DDD7D4, #D6DDD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0F3F4

Darker −10%#B8C1C6

Darker −20%#9BA9B0

Darker −30%#7F9099

Darker −40%#657780

More saturated +25%#CADDE7

Less saturated −25%#D9D9D9

Channel breakdown

R212

G218

B221

Red212 (83.1%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)11.69%

Lightness84.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D4 · G DA · B DD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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