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Colour

#D9E0FB

  • #D9E0FB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D9E0FB is a blue with RGB values 217, 224, 251 and HSL 228°, 81%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D9E0FB#D9E0FB
HEX#D9E0FB
RGBrgb(217, 224, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8784, 0.9843
RGB percentages85.1%, 87.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(227.6, 81%, 91.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 13.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK13.5%, 10.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,278,907
CSS custom property--colour: #D9E0FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.01:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#261F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9E2FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7DFFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D2E5E9no 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 text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.9Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Alice blue · ΔE 13.1Ghost white · ΔE 13.6Gainsboro · ΔE 14.3Thistle · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.95, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBF4D9
Analogous#D9F1FB, #E3D9FB
Triadic#FBD9E0, #E0FBD9
Split complementary#FBE3D9, #F1FBD9
Tetradic#FBD9F1, #FBF4D9, #D9FBE3

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%#ABBAF6
Darker −20%#7D95F1
Darker −30%#4F6FEC
Darker −40%#2049E8
More saturated +25%#D5DEFF
Less saturated −25%#DEE3F6

Channel breakdown

R217
G224
B251
Red217 (85.1%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue227.65°
Saturation (HSL)80.95%
Lightness91.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G E0 · B FB

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