Colour

#D7DEE2

#D7DEE2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#D7DEE2 is a blue with RGB values 215, 222, 226 and HSL 202°, 16%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D7DEE2#D7DEE2

HEX#D7DEE2

RGBrgb(215, 222, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8706, 0.8863

RGB percentages84.3%, 87.1%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(201.8, 15.9%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 4.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK4.9%, 1.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,147,298

CSS custom property--colour: #D7DEE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#28211D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCDEE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBDCE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D4DFDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 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 text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.2 Light grey · ΔE 4.7 White smoke · ΔE 9.1 Alice blue · ΔE 9.2 Lavender · ΔE 9.5 Ghost white · ΔE 10.1

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.22, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E2DBD7

Analogous#D7E2E1, #D7D9E2

Triadic#E2D7DE, #DEE2D7

Split complementary#E2D7D9, #E2E1D7

Tetradic#E1D7E2, #E2DBD7, #D9E2D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5F6F7

Darker −10%#B9C6CD

Darker −20%#9CADB7

Darker −30%#7E95A2

Darker −40%#647C89

More saturated +25%#CEE0EB

Less saturated −25%#DDDDDD

Channel breakdown

R215

G222

B226

Red215 (84.3%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue201.82°

Saturation (HSL)15.94%

Lightness86.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D7 · G DE · B E2

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