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Recognised as Colour

#D9DDF8

  • #D9DDF8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D9DDF8 is a blue with RGB values 217, 221, 248 and HSL 232°, 69%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D9DDF8#D9DDF8
HEX#D9DDF8
RGBrgb(217, 221, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8667, 0.9725
RGB percentages85.1%, 86.7%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(232.3, 68.9%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 12.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK12.5%, 10.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,278,136
CSS custom property--colour: #D9DDF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.65:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#262207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DFF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5DDF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D2E2E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.1Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5Thistle · ΔE 13.4Alice blue · ΔE 13.7Ghost white · ΔE 14Gainsboro · ΔE 14.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8F4D9
Analogous#D9EDF8, #E4D9F8
Triadic#F8D9DD, #DDF8D9
Split complementary#F8E4D9, #EDF8D9
Tetradic#F8D9EC, #F8F4D9, #D9F8E4

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%#AEB6F0
Darker −20%#8390E8
Darker −30%#5869E0
Darker −40%#2D43D8
More saturated +25%#D3D9FE
Less saturated −25%#DFE1F2

Channel breakdown

R217
G221
B248
Red217 (85.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue232.26°
Saturation (HSL)68.89%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G DD · B F8

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