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Recognised as Colour

#D5DAE1

  • #D5DAE1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D5DAE1 is a blue with RGB values 213, 218, 225 and HSL 215°, 17%, 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

#D5DAE1#D5DAE1
HEX#D5DAE1
RGBrgb(213, 218, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.8549, 0.8824
RGB percentages83.5%, 85.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(215, 16.7%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215, 5.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK5.3%, 3.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,015,201
CSS custom property--colour: #D5DAE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.95:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#2A251E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DAE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D9E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D2DBDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 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 text14.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.1Light grey · ΔE 4.6Lavender · ΔE 8.6Silver · ΔE 10Alice blue · ΔE 10.4White smoke · ΔE 10.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.13, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1DCD5
Analogous#D5E0E1, #D6D5E1
Triadic#E1D5DA, #DAE1D5
Split complementary#E1D6D5, #E0E1D5
Tetradic#E1D5E0, #E1DCD5, #D5E1D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F4F6
Darker −10%#B7C0CC
Darker −20%#9AA6B7
Darker −30%#7C8BA1
Darker −40%#627289
More saturated +25%#CCD9EA
Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R213
G218
B225
Red213 (83.5%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue215°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G DA · B E1

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