Colour

#D8DCE3

#D8DCE3
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#D8DCE3 is a blue with RGB values 216, 220, 227 and HSL 218°, 16%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D8DCE3#D8DCE3

HEX#D8DCE3

RGBrgb(216, 220, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8627, 0.8902

RGB percentages84.7%, 86.3%, 89%

HSLhsl(218.2, 16.4%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 4.8%, 89%)

CMYK4.8%, 3.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,212,323

CSS custom property--colour: #D8DCE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.6 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#27231C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DADCE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9DBE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D6DDDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

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

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.9 Light grey · ΔE 5 Lavender · ΔE 8.1 Alice blue · ΔE 9.6 White smoke · ΔE 9.7 Ghost white · ΔE 10.2

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.9, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3DFD8

Analogous#D8E2E3, #DAD8E3

Triadic#E3D8DC, #DCE3D8

Split complementary#E3DAD8, #E2E3D8

Tetradic#E3D8E2, #E3DFD8, #D8E3DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F7F8

Darker −10%#BAC1CE

Darker −20%#9DA7B8

Darker −30%#7F8CA3

Darker −40%#64728B

More saturated +25%#D0DAEB

Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R216

G220

B227

Red216 (84.7%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue218.18°

Saturation (HSL)16.42%

Lightness86.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D8 · G DC · B E3

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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