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Recognised as Colour

#D7CEF6

  • #D7CEF6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D7CEF6 is a blue with RGB values 215, 206, 246 and HSL 253°, 69%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D7CEF6#D7CEF6
HEX#D7CEF6
RGBrgb(215, 206, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8078, 0.9647
RGB percentages84.3%, 80.8%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(253.5, 69%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 16.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK12.6%, 16.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,143,222
CSS custom property--colour: #D7CEF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#283109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D3F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D3F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D2D4DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.6Lavender · ΔE 13.4Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Light grey · ΔE 21.4Gainsboro · ΔE 21.6Lavender blush · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDF6CE
Analogous#CED9F6, #EBCEF6
Triadic#F6D7CE, #CEF6D7
Split complementary#F6EBCE, #D9F6CE
Tetradic#F6CED9, #EDF6CE, #CEF6EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF9FE
Darker −10%#B4A3EE
Darker −20%#9178E6
Darker −30%#6D4DDE
Darker −40%#4D26D2
More saturated +25%#D3C7FD
Less saturated −25%#DBD5EF

Channel breakdown

R215
G206
B246
Red215 (84.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue253.5°
Saturation (HSL)68.97%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G CE · B F6

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