Recognised as Colour
#D9D7EE
- #D9D7EE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#D9D7EE is a blue with RGB values 217, 215, 238 and HSL 245°, 40%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#D9D7EE#D9D7EE
HEX#D9D7EE
RGBrgb(217, 215, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8431, 0.9333
RGB percentages85.1%, 84.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(245.2, 40.4%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.2, 9.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK8.8%, 9.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,276,590
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D7EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.91:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#262811
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ECEED7
Analogous#D7E1EE, #E4D7EE
Triadic#EED9D7, #D7EED9
Split complementary#EEE4D7, #E1EED7
Tetradic#EED7E1, #ECEED7, #D7EEE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G215
B238
Red217 (85.1%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue245.22°
Saturation (HSL)40.35%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G D7 · B EE
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