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Colour

#D6DCE9

  • #D6DCE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D6DCE9 is a blue with RGB values 214, 220, 233 and HSL 221°, 30%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D6DCE9#D6DCE9
HEX#D6DCE9
RGBrgb(214, 220, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8627, 0.9137
RGB percentages83.9%, 86.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(221.1, 30.2%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 8.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK8.2%, 5.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,081,257
CSS custom property--colour: #D6DCE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.27:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#292316

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DDEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7DBE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D2DEE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 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 text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.9Gainsboro · ΔE 7.1Light grey · ΔE 7.7Alice blue · ΔE 10.1Ghost white · ΔE 10.8White smoke · ΔE 11.3
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E3D6
Analogous#D6E6E9, #DAD6E9
Triadic#E9D6DC, #DCE9D6
Split complementary#E9DAD6, #E6E9D6
Tetradic#E9D6E6, #E9E3D6, #D6E9DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F8FB
Darker −10%#B5C0D7
Darker −20%#94A3C5
Darker −30%#7287B4
Darker −40%#556C9E
More saturated +25%#CED9F1
Less saturated −25%#DEDFE1

Channel breakdown

R214
G220
B233
Red214 (83.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)30.16%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G DC · B E9

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