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Colour

#D9D3FF

  • #D9D3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D9D3FF is a blue with RGB values 217, 211, 255 and HSL 248°, 100%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D9D3FF#D9D3FF
HEX#D9D3FF
RGBrgb(217, 211, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8275, 1
RGB percentages85.1%, 82.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(248.2, 100%, 91.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.2, 17.3%, 100%)
CMYK14.9%, 17.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,275,583
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.71:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#262C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9D9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD7FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D2DAE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.3Lavender · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Ghost white · ΔE 22.8Lavender blush · ΔE 22.8Alice blue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9FFD3
Analogous#D3E3FF, #EFD3FF
Triadic#FFD9D3, #D3FFD9
Split complementary#FFEFD3, #E3FFD3
Tetradic#FFD3E3, #F9FFD3, #D3FFEF

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%#ADA0FF
Darker −20%#816DFF
Darker −30%#553AFF
Darker −40%#2907FF
More saturated +25%#D9D3FF
Less saturated −25%#DDD9FA

Channel breakdown

R217
G211
B255
Red217 (85.1%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue248.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness91.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G D3 · B FF

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