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Recognised as Colour

#D6DDF5

  • #D6DDF5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D6DDF5 is a blue with RGB values 214, 221, 245 and HSL 226°, 61%, 90%. 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

#D6DDF5#D6DDF5
HEX#D6DDF5
RGBrgb(214, 221, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8667, 0.9608
RGB percentages83.9%, 86.7%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(226.5, 60.8%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 12.7%, 96.1%)
CMYK12.7%, 9.8%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,081,525
CSS custom property--colour: #D6DDF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.52:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#29220A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7DFF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4DCF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CFE1E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.8Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8Alice blue · ΔE 12.7Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7Light grey · ΔE 13.2Ghost white · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.77, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5EED6
Analogous#D6ECF5, #DFD6F5
Triadic#F5D6DD, #DDF5D6
Split complementary#F5DFD6, #EDF5D6
Tetradic#F5D6EC, #F5EED6, #D6F5DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#ADBBEB
Darker −20%#8499E1
Darker −30%#5B77D7
Darker −40%#3255CD
More saturated +25%#D0DAFB
Less saturated −25%#DCE0EF

Channel breakdown

R214
G221
B245
Red214 (83.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue226.45°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G DD · B F5

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