Recognised as Colour

#D9DAE2

#D9DAE2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#D9DAE2 is a blue with RGB values 217, 218, 226 and HSL 233°, 13%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D9DAE2#D9DAE2

HEX#D9DAE2

RGBrgb(217, 218, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8549, 0.8863

RGB percentages85.1%, 85.5%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(233.3, 13.4%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 4%, 88.6%)

CMYK4%, 3.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,277,346

CSS custom property--colour: #D9DAE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.08:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#26251D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8DBE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8DAE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D7DBDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.2 Light grey · ΔE 4.9 Lavender · ΔE 7.7 White smoke · ΔE 10.2 Alice blue · ΔE 10.3 Silver · ΔE 10.4

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.23, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E2E1D9

Analogous#D9DFE2, #DDD9E2

Triadic#E2D9DA, #DAE2D9

Split complementary#E2DDD9, #DFE2D9

Tetradic#E2D9DF, #E2E1D9, #D9E2DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F6F8

Darker −10%#BCBECC

Darker −20%#9FA2B6

Darker −30%#8286A0

Darker −40%#676B88

More saturated +25%#D1D3EA

Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R217

G218

B226

Red217 (85.1%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue233.33°

Saturation (HSL)13.43%

Lightness86.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D9 · G DA · B E2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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