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Colour

#D9DDE9

  • #D9DDE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D9DDE9 is a blue with RGB values 217, 221, 233 and HSL 225°, 27%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D9DDE9#D9DDE9
HEX#D9DDE9
RGBrgb(217, 221, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8667, 0.9137
RGB percentages85.1%, 86.7%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(225, 26.7%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 6.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK6.9%, 5.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,278,121
CSS custom property--colour: #D9DDE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.47:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#262216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADEEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DCE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D6DFE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 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 text15.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.7Gainsboro · ΔE 6.4Light grey · ΔE 7.3Alice blue · ΔE 9.5Ghost white · ΔE 10.1White smoke · ΔE 10.6
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E5D9
Analogous#D9E5E9, #DDD9E9
Triadic#E9D9DD, #DDE9D9
Split complementary#E9DDD9, #E5E9D9
Tetradic#E9D9E5, #E9E5D9, #D9E9DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9FAFC
Darker −10%#B9C0D6
Darker −20%#98A3C4
Darker −30%#7886B1
Darker −40%#5A6B9C
More saturated +25%#D2D9F1
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E2

Channel breakdown

R217
G221
B233
Red217 (85.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G DD · B E9

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