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Colour

#D9DAFF

  • #D9DAFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D9DAFF is a blue with RGB values 217, 218, 255 and HSL 238°, 100%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D9DAFF#D9DAFF
HEX#D9DAFF
RGBrgb(217, 218, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8549, 1
RGB percentages85.1%, 85.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(238.4, 100%, 92.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 14.9%, 100%)
CMYK14.9%, 14.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,277,375
CSS custom property--colour: #D9DAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.42:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#262500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1DEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0DCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#D1E0E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 9.8Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Thistle · ΔE 13.5Alice blue · ΔE 18.5Ghost white · ΔE 18.5Lavender blush · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFED9
Analogous#D9EDFF, #EBD9FF
Triadic#FFD9DA, #DAFFD9
Split complementary#FFEBD9, #EDFFD9
Tetradic#FFD9ED, #FFFED9, #D9FFEB

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%#A6A8FF
Darker −20%#7377FF
Darker −30%#4045FF
Darker −40%#0D13FF
More saturated +25%#D9DAFF
Less saturated −25%#DEDEFA

Channel breakdown

R217
G218
B255
Red217 (85.1%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue238.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness92.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G DA · B FF

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