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Recognised as Colour

#D9E1E4

  • #D9E1E4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D9E1E4 is a cyan with RGB values 217, 225, 228 and HSL 196°, 17%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D9E1E4#D9E1E4
HEX#D9E1E4
RGBrgb(217, 225, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8824, 0.8941
RGB percentages85.1%, 88.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(196.4, 16.9%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 4.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK4.8%, 1.3%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,279,140
CSS custom property--colour: #D9E1E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.84:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#261E1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE0E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDDFE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D6E2E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.4Light grey · ΔE 5.5White smoke · ΔE 8.2Alice blue · ΔE 8.4Ghost white · ΔE 9.4Lavender · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.44, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4DCD9
Analogous#D9E4E2, #D9DBE4
Triadic#E4D9E1, #E1E4D9
Split complementary#E4D9DB, #E4E2D9
Tetradic#E2D9E4, #E4DCD9, #DBE4D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F9F9
Darker −10%#BBC9CF
Darker −20%#9DB2BA
Darker −30%#809AA4
Darker −40%#64828D
More saturated +25%#D1E5EC
Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R217
G225
B228
Red217 (85.1%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue196.36°
Saturation (HSL)16.92%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G E1 · B E4

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