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Colour

#D8DEF8

  • #D8DEF8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D8DEF8 is a blue with RGB values 216, 222, 248 and HSL 229°, 70%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D8DEF8#D8DEF8
HEX#D8DEF8
RGBrgb(216, 222, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8706, 0.9725
RGB percentages84.7%, 87.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(228.8, 69.6%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 12.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK12.9%, 10.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,212,856
CSS custom property--colour: #D8DEF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.72:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#272107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7E0F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5DEF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D1E3E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.8Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Alice blue · ΔE 13.1Ghost white · ΔE 13.6Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7Thistle · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.84, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8F2D8
Analogous#D8EEF8, #E2D8F8
Triadic#F8D8DE, #DEF8D8
Split complementary#F8E2D8, #EEF8D8
Tetradic#F8D8EE, #F8F2D8, #D8F8E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#ADB9F0
Darker −20%#8295E8
Darker −30%#5670E1
Darker −40%#2B4CD9
More saturated +25%#D2DAFE
Less saturated −25%#DEE2F2

Channel breakdown

R216
G222
B248
Red216 (84.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue228.75°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G DE · B F8

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