Recognised as Colour
#D5DADE
- #D5DADE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#D5DADE is a blue with RGB values 213, 218, 222 and HSL 207°, 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
#D5DADE#D5DADE
HEX#D5DADE
RGBrgb(213, 218, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.8549, 0.8706
RGB percentages83.5%, 85.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(206.7, 12%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 4.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK4.1%, 1.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,015,198
CSS custom property--colour: #D5DADE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69563WCAG 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 14.91:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#2A2521
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 text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DED9D5
Analogous#D5DEDE, #D5D6DE
Triadic#DED5DA, #DADED5
Split complementary#DED5D6, #DEDED5
Tetradic#DED5DE, #DED9D5, #D6DED5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G218
B222
Red213 (83.5%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)12%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G DA · B DE
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