Colour

#D6DAEA

#D6DAEA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#D6DAEA is a blue with RGB values 214, 218, 234 and HSL 228°, 32%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D6DAEA#D6DAEA

HEX#D6DAEA

RGBrgb(214, 218, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8549, 0.9176

RGB percentages83.9%, 85.5%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(228, 32.3%, 87.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 8.5%, 91.8%)

CMYK8.5%, 6.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,080,746

CSS custom property--colour: #D6DAEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.08:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#292515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6DBEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5DAEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D2DDDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.5 Light grey · ΔE 8.9 Alice blue · ΔE 11.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5 Ghost white · ΔE 11.7

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAE6D6

Analogous#D6E4EA, #DCD6EA

Triadic#EAD6DA, #DAEAD6

Split complementary#EADCD6, #E4EAD6

Tetradic#EAD6E4, #EAE6D6, #D6EADC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8F8FB

Darker −10%#B4BCD9

Darker −20%#939DC7

Darker −30%#717FB6

Darker −40%#5362A1

More saturated +25%#CED5F2

Less saturated −25%#DEDFE2

Channel breakdown

R214

G218

B234

Red214 (83.9%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)32.26%

Lightness87.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D6 · G DA · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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