Recognised as Colour
#D8D7EB
- #D8D7EB
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#D8D7EB is a blue with RGB values 216, 215, 235 and HSL 243°, 33%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#D8D7EB#D8D7EB
HEX#D8D7EB
RGBrgb(216, 215, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8431, 0.9216
RGB percentages84.7%, 84.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(243, 33.3%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243, 8.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK8.1%, 8.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,211,051
CSS custom property--colour: #D8D7EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.84:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#272814
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EAEBD7
Analogous#D7E0EB, #E2D7EB
Triadic#EBD8D7, #D7EBD8
Split complementary#EBE2D7, #E0EBD7
Tetradic#EBD7E0, #EAEBD7, #D7EBE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G215
B235
Red216 (84.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue243°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G D7 · B EB
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