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Recognised as Colour

#D7DEE5

  • #D7DEE5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D7DEE5 is a blue with RGB values 215, 222, 229 and HSL 210°, 21%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D7DEE5#D7DEE5
HEX#D7DEE5
RGBrgb(215, 222, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8706, 0.898
RGB percentages84.3%, 87.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(210, 21.2%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 6.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK6.1%, 3.1%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,147,301
CSS custom property--colour: #D7DEE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.47:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#28211A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADCE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D4E0E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 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 text15.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.4Light grey · ΔE 5.6Lavender · ΔE 8.1Alice blue · ΔE 9White smoke · ΔE 9.5Ghost white · ΔE 9.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.38, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DED7
Analogous#D7E5E5, #D7D7E5
Triadic#E5D7DE, #DEE5D7
Split complementary#E5D7D7, #E5E5D7
Tetradic#E5D7E5, #E5DED7, #D7E5D7

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%#B8C5D1
Darker −20%#99ABBD
Darker −30%#7A92A9
Darker −40%#5F7891
More saturated +25%#CFDEED
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R215
G222
B229
Red215 (84.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)21.21%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G DE · B E5

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