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Recognised as Colour

#D6DFE6

  • #D6DFE6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D6DFE6 is a blue with RGB values 214, 223, 230 and HSL 206°, 24%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D6DFE6#D6DFE6
HEX#D6DFE6
RGBrgb(214, 223, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8745, 0.902
RGB percentages83.9%, 87.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(206.3, 24.2%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 7%, 90.2%)
CMYK7%, 3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,082,022
CSS custom property--colour: #D6DFE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.56:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#292019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDFE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADDE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D2E1E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 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 text15.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.8Light grey · ΔE 6.1Lavender · ΔE 8.3Alice blue · ΔE 8.8White smoke · ΔE 9.5Ghost white · ΔE 9.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.81, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6DDD6
Analogous#D6E6E5, #D6D7E6
Triadic#E6D6DF, #DFE6D6
Split complementary#E6D6D7, #E6E5D6
Tetradic#E5D6E6, #E6DDD6, #D7E6D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F8F9
Darker −10%#B6C6D3
Darker −20%#97AEBF
Darker −30%#7795AC
Darker −40%#5B7C95
More saturated +25%#CEE0EE
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R214
G223
B230
Red214 (83.9%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue206.25°
Saturation (HSL)24.24%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G DF · B E6

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