Colour
#D5D9E3
- #D5D9E3
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#D5D9E3 is a blue with RGB values 213, 217, 227 and HSL 223°, 20%, 86%. 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
#D5D9E3#D5D9E3
HEX#D5D9E3
RGBrgb(213, 217, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.851, 0.8902
RGB percentages83.5%, 85.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(222.9, 20%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 6.2%, 89%)
CMYK6.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,014,947
CSS custom property--colour: #D5D9E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.86:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#2A261C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E3DFD5
Analogous#D5E0E3, #D8D5E3
Triadic#E3D5D9, #D9E3D5
Split complementary#E3D8D5, #E0E3D5
Tetradic#E3D5E0, #E3DFD5, #D5E3D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G217
B227
Red213 (83.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G D9 · B E3
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