Recognised as Colour
#D7D9E3
- #D7D9E3
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#D7D9E3 is a blue with RGB values 215, 217, 227 and HSL 230°, 18%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#D7D9E3#D7D9E3
HEX#D7D9E3
RGBrgb(215, 217, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.851, 0.8902
RGB percentages84.3%, 85.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(230, 17.6%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 5.3%, 89%)
CMYK5.3%, 4.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,146,019
CSS custom property--colour: #D7D9E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.92:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#28261C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E3E1D7
Analogous#D7DFE3, #DBD7E3
Triadic#E3D7D9, #D9E3D7
Split complementary#E3DBD7, #DFE3D7
Tetradic#E3D7DF, #E3E1D7, #D7E3DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G217
B227
Red215 (84.3%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G D9 · B E3
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