Recognised as Colour

#D6DCDF

#D6DCDF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#D6DCDF is a blue with RGB values 214, 220, 223 and HSL 200°, 12%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D6DCDF#D6DCDF

HEX#D6DCDF

RGBrgb(214, 220, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8627, 0.8745

RGB percentages83.9%, 86.3%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(200, 12.3%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 4%, 87.5%)

CMYK4%, 1.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,081,247

CSS custom property--colour: #D6DCDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.16:1

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

Contrast with black15.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#292320

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DADCDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9DADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D4DDDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 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 text15.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.6 Light grey · ΔE 3.9 White smoke · ΔE 9.5 Alice blue · ΔE 10 Silver · ΔE 10 Lavender · ΔE 10.1

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.65, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFD9D6

Analogous#D6DFDE, #D6D8DF

Triadic#DFD6DC, #DCDFD6

Split complementary#DFD6D8, #DFDED6

Tetradic#DED6DF, #DFD9D6, #D8DFD6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3F4F5

Darker −10%#B9C4C9

Darker −20%#9DABB2

Darker −30%#80939C

Darker −40%#667983

More saturated +25%#CDDFE8

Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R214

G220

B223

Red214 (83.9%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)12.33%

Lightness85.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D6 · G DC · B DF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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