Colour

#D9DEEE

#D9DEEE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#D9DEEE is a blue with RGB values 217, 222, 238 and HSL 226°, 38%, 89%. 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

#D9DEEE#D9DEEE

HEX#D9DEEE

RGBrgb(217, 222, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8706, 0.9333

RGB percentages85.1%, 87.1%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(225.7, 38.2%, 89.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 8.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK8.8%, 6.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,278,382

CSS custom property--colour: #D9DEEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.63:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#262111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DADFEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8DDEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D5E1E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 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 text15.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.5 Light grey · ΔE 9.4 Alice blue · ΔE 10 Ghost white · ΔE 10.5 White smoke · ΔE 11.7

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.26, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEE9D9

Analogous#D9E9EE, #DED9EE

Triadic#EED9DE, #DEEED9

Split complementary#EEDED9, #E9EED9

Tetradic#EED9E9, #EEE9D9, #D9EEDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCFDFE

Darker −10%#B6BFDE

Darker −20%#93A1CE

Darker −30%#6F82BF

Darker −40%#4E64AD

More saturated +25%#D2DAF5

Less saturated −25%#E0E2E7

Channel breakdown

R217

G222

B238

Red217 (85.1%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue225.71°

Saturation (HSL)38.18%

Lightness89.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D9 · G DE · B EE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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