Colour

#D4DCF5

#D4DCF5
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#D4DCF5 is a blue with RGB values 212, 220, 245 and HSL 225°, 62%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

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HEX#D4DCF5

RGBrgb(212, 220, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.8627, 0.9608

RGB percentages83.1%, 86.3%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(225.5, 62.3%, 89.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 13.5%, 96.1%)

CMYK13.5%, 10.2%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,950,197

CSS custom property--colour: #D4DCF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.7 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#2B230A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5DEF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3DBF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CDE1E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 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

Lavender · ΔE 5.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.3 Alice blue · ΔE 13.3 Light grey · ΔE 13.7 Light blue · ΔE 13.8

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F5EDD4

Analogous#D4ECF5, #DDD4F5

Triadic#F5D4DC, #DCF5D4

Split complementary#F5DDD4, #EDF5D4

Tetradic#F5D4EC, #F5EDD4, #D4F5DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDFEFF

Darker −10%#ABBAEB

Darker −20%#8199E2

Darker −30%#5877D8

Darker −40%#3056CD

More saturated +25%#CDD9FC

Less saturated −25%#DBDFEE

Channel breakdown

R212

G220

B245

Red212 (83.1%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue225.45°

Saturation (HSL)62.26%

Lightness89.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D4 · G DC · B F5

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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