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Colour

#D8DDF2

  • #D8DDF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D8DDF2 is a blue with RGB values 216, 221, 242 and HSL 228°, 50%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D8DDF2#D8DDF2
HEX#D8DDF2
RGBrgb(216, 221, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8667, 0.949
RGB percentages84.7%, 86.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(228.5, 50%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 10.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK10.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,212,594
CSS custom property--colour: #D8DDF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.54:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#27220D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DFF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6DDF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D2E1E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.9Gainsboro · ΔE 11.1Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Alice blue · ΔE 11.6Light grey · ΔE 11.7Ghost white · ΔE 12.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.94, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2EDD8
Analogous#D8EAF2, #E0D8F2
Triadic#F2D8DD, #DDF2D8
Split complementary#F2E0D8, #EAF2D8
Tetradic#F2D8EA, #F2EDD8, #D8F2E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFF
Darker −10%#B2BCE5
Darker −20%#8C9AD8
Darker −30%#6579CC
Darker −40%#4058BE
More saturated +25%#D2D9F9
Less saturated −25%#DFE1EB

Channel breakdown

R216
G221
B242
Red216 (84.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue228.46°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G DD · B F2

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