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Recognised as Colour

#D6D5E1

  • #D6D5E1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D6D5E1 is a blue with RGB values 214, 213, 225 and HSL 245°, 17%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D6D5E1#D6D5E1
HEX#D6D5E1
RGBrgb(214, 213, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8353, 0.8824
RGB percentages83.9%, 83.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(245, 16.7%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245, 5.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK4.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,079,457
CSS custom property--colour: #D6D5E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#292A1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3D6E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D6E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D4D7D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.4Gainsboro · ΔE 6.7Lavender · ΔE 7.4Silver · ΔE 10.2Lavender blush · ΔE 12.1Alice blue · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0E1D5
Analogous#D5DAE1, #DCD5E1
Triadic#E1D6D5, #D5E1D6
Split complementary#E1DCD5, #DAE1D5
Tetradic#E1D5DA, #E0E1D5, #D5E1DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F3F6
Darker −10%#B9B7CC
Darker −20%#9C9AB7
Darker −30%#7F7CA1
Darker −40%#656289
More saturated +25%#CFCCEA
Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R214
G213
B225
Red214 (83.9%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue245°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G D5 · B E1

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