Colour

#D5DDE5

#D5DDE5
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#D5DDE5 is a blue with RGB values 213, 221, 229 and HSL 210°, 24%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D5DDE5#D5DDE5

HEX#D5DDE5

RGBrgb(213, 221, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.8667, 0.898

RGB percentages83.5%, 86.7%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(210, 23.5%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 7%, 89.8%)

CMYK7%, 3.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,015,973

CSS custom property--colour: #D5DDE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.3:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#2A221A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DADDE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8DBE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D1DFDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 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 text15.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5 Light grey · ΔE 5.9 Lavender · ΔE 8 Alice blue · ΔE 9.5 White smoke · ΔE 10.1 Ghost white · ΔE 10.4

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.98, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5DDD5

Analogous#D5E5E5, #D5D5E5

Triadic#E5D5DD, #DDE5D5

Split complementary#E5D5D5, #E5E5D5

Tetradic#E5D5E5, #E5DDD5, #D5E5D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5F7F9

Darker −10%#B6C4D2

Darker −20%#96AABE

Darker −30%#7791AB

Darker −40%#5B7793

More saturated +25%#CDDDEE

Less saturated −25%#DDDDDD

Channel breakdown

R213

G221

B229

Red213 (83.5%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)23.53%

Lightness86.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D5 · G DD · B E5

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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