Colour

#D6DDF2

#D6DDF2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#D6DDF2 is a blue with RGB values 214, 221, 242 and HSL 225°, 52%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

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HEX#D6DDF2

RGBrgb(214, 221, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8667, 0.949

RGB percentages83.9%, 86.7%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(225, 51.9%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 11.6%, 94.9%)

CMYK11.6%, 8.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,081,522

CSS custom property--colour: #D6DDF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.48:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#29220D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7DEF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5DCF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D0E1E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 11 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.2 Alice blue · ΔE 11.7 Light grey · ΔE 11.7 Ghost white · ΔE 12.3

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.4, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2EBD6

Analogous#D6EBF2, #DDD6F2

Triadic#F2D6DD, #DDF2D6

Split complementary#F2DDD6, #EBF2D6

Tetradic#F2D6EB, #F2EBD6, #D6F2DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDFDFE

Darker −10%#AFBDE6

Darker −20%#899DD9

Darker −30%#627DCD

Darker −40%#3D5DBF

More saturated +25%#CFDAF9

Less saturated −25%#DDE0EB

Channel breakdown

R214

G221

B242

Red214 (83.9%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)51.85%

Lightness89.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D6 · G DD · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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