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Recognised as Colour

#D4DEF2

  • #D4DEF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D4DEF2 is a blue with RGB values 212, 222, 242 and HSL 220°, 54%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D4DEF2#D4DEF2
HEX#D4DEF2
RGBrgb(212, 222, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.8706, 0.949
RGB percentages83.1%, 87.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(220, 53.6%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 12.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK12.4%, 8.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,950,706
CSS custom property--colour: #D4DEF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.53:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#2B210D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DFF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5DCF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CDE2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.9Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9Gainsboro · ΔE 10.9Alice blue · ΔE 11.3Light grey · ΔE 11.5Ghost white · ΔE 12.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E8D4
Analogous#D4EDF2, #D9D4F2
Triadic#F2D4DE, #DEF2D4
Split complementary#F2D9D4, #EDF2D4
Tetradic#F2D4ED, #F2E8D4, #D4F2D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFCFE
Darker −10%#ADC0E6
Darker −20%#86A2DA
Darker −30%#5F84CE
Darker −40%#3A67C0
More saturated +25%#CDDCF9
Less saturated −25%#DBE0EB

Channel breakdown

R212
G222
B242
Red212 (83.1%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)53.57%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G DE · B F2

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