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Recognised as Colour

#D7DCF9

  • #D7DCF9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D7DCF9 is a blue with RGB values 215, 220, 249 and HSL 231°, 74%, 91%. 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

#D7DCF9#D7DCF9
HEX#D7DCF9
RGBrgb(215, 220, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8627, 0.9765
RGB percentages84.3%, 86.3%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(231.2, 73.9%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 13.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK13.7%, 11.6%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,146,809
CSS custom property--colour: #D7DCF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.49:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#282306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5DFFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3DCF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D0E1E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 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 text15.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Thistle · ΔE 13.5Alice blue · ΔE 14.7Ghost white · ΔE 15.1Gainsboro · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9F4D7
Analogous#D7EDF9, #E3D7F9
Triadic#F9D7DC, #DCF9D7
Split complementary#F9E3D7, #EDF9D7
Tetradic#F9D7ED, #F9F4D7, #D7F9E3

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%#ABB5F2
Darker −20%#7E8EEC
Darker −30%#5268E5
Darker −40%#2641DE
More saturated +25%#D1D8FF
Less saturated −25%#DDE0F3

Channel breakdown

R215
G220
B249
Red215 (84.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue231.18°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G DC · B F9

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