Colour
#D8D6EA
- #D8D6EA
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#D8D6EA is a blue with RGB values 216, 214, 234 and HSL 246°, 32%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#D8D6EA#D8D6EA
HEX#D8D6EA
RGBrgb(216, 214, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8392, 0.9176
RGB percentages84.7%, 83.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(246, 32.3%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 8.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK7.7%, 8.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,210,794
CSS custom property--colour: #D8D6EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.73:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#272915
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E8EAD6
Analogous#D6DEEA, #E2D6EA
Triadic#EAD8D6, #D6EAD8
Split complementary#EAE2D6, #DEEAD6
Tetradic#EAD6DE, #E8EAD6, #D6EAE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G214
B234
Red216 (84.7%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)32.26%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G D6 · B EA
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