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Colour

#D8DCE8

  • #D8DCE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D8DCE8 is a blue with RGB values 216, 220, 232 and HSL 225°, 26%, 88%. 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

#D8DCE8#D8DCE8
HEX#D8DCE8
RGBrgb(216, 220, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8627, 0.9098
RGB percentages84.7%, 86.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(225, 25.8%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 6.9%, 91%)
CMYK6.9%, 5.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,212,328
CSS custom property--colour: #D8DCE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.32:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#272317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DDE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DBE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D5DEE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.9Gainsboro · ΔE 6.4Light grey · ΔE 7.2Alice blue · ΔE 9.9Ghost white · ΔE 10.4White smoke · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8E4D8
Analogous#D8E4E8, #DCD8E8
Triadic#E8D8DC, #DCE8D8
Split complementary#E8DCD8, #E4E8D8
Tetradic#E8D8E4, #E8E4D8, #D8E8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F9FB
Darker −10%#B8BFD5
Darker −20%#98A2C2
Darker −30%#7886AF
Darker −40%#5B6A99
More saturated +25%#D0D8F0
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R216
G220
B232
Red216 (84.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)25.81%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G DC · B E8

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