Recognised as Colour
#D8DAF5
- #D8DAF5
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#D8DAF5 is a blue with RGB values 216, 218, 245 and HSL 236°, 59%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#D8DAF5#D8DAF5
HEX#D8DAF5
RGBrgb(216, 218, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8549, 0.9608
RGB percentages84.7%, 85.5%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(235.9, 59.2%, 90.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 11.8%, 96.1%)
CMYK11.8%, 11%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,211,829
CSS custom property--colour: #D8DAF5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71334WCAG 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 15.27:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#27250A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F5F3D8
Analogous#D8E9F5, #E4D8F5
Triadic#F5D8DA, #DAF5D8
Split complementary#F5E5D8, #E9F5D8
Tetradic#F5D8E9, #F5F3D8, #D8F5E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G218
B245
Red216 (84.7%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue235.86°
Saturation (HSL)59.18%
Lightness90.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G DA · B F5
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