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Recognised as Colour

#D9E2ED

  • #D9E2ED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D9E2ED is a blue with RGB values 217, 226, 237 and HSL 213°, 36%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D9E2ED#D9E2ED
HEX#D9E2ED
RGBrgb(217, 226, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8863, 0.9294
RGB percentages85.1%, 88.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(213, 35.7%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213, 8.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK8.4%, 4.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,279,405
CSS custom property--colour: #D9E2ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.05:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#261D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE2EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCE0EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D4E4E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 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 text16.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.1Gainsboro · ΔE 6.7Alice blue · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 8.1Ghost white · ΔE 9.1White smoke · ΔE 9.5
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE4D9
Analogous#D9ECED, #DAD9ED
Triadic#EDD9E2, #E2EDD9
Split complementary#EDDAD9, #ECEDD9
Tetradic#EDD9EC, #EDE4D9, #D9EDDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFCFD
Darker −10%#B6C8DD
Darker −20%#94ADCC
Darker −30%#7193BC
Darker −40%#5079AA
More saturated +25%#D2E1F4
Less saturated −25%#E0E3E6

Channel breakdown

R217
G226
B237
Red217 (85.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue213°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G E2 · B ED

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