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Colour

#D9DBF8

  • #D9DBF8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D9DBF8 is a blue with RGB values 217, 219, 248 and HSL 236°, 69%, 91%. 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

#D9DBF8#D9DBF8
HEX#D9DBF8
RGBrgb(217, 219, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8588, 0.9725
RGB percentages85.1%, 85.9%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(236.1, 68.9%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 12.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK12.5%, 11.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,277,624
CSS custom property--colour: #D9DBF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#262407

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4DEF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3DCF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D3E0E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 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 text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.1Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5Thistle · ΔE 12.6Alice blue · ΔE 15Ghost white · ΔE 15.1Gainsboro · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8F6D9
Analogous#D9EBF8, #E7D9F8
Triadic#F8D9DB, #DBF8D9
Split complementary#F8E7D9, #EBF8D9
Tetradic#F8D9EB, #F8F6D9, #D9F8E7

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%#AEB2F0
Darker −20%#8389E8
Darker −30%#5861E0
Darker −40%#2D38D8
More saturated +25%#D3D6FE
Less saturated −25%#DFE0F2

Channel breakdown

R217
G219
B248
Red217 (85.1%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue236.13°
Saturation (HSL)68.89%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G DB · B F8

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