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Recognised as Colour

#D9E2F4

  • #D9E2F4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D9E2F4 is a blue with RGB values 217, 226, 244 and HSL 220°, 55%, 90%. 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

#D9E2F4#D9E2F4
HEX#D9E2F4
RGBrgb(217, 226, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8863, 0.9569
RGB percentages85.1%, 88.6%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(220, 55.1%, 90.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 11.1%, 95.7%)
CMYK11.1%, 7.4%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,279,412
CSS custom property--colour: #D9E2F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.14:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#261D0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDE3F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAE0F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D3E5E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.9Alice blue · ΔE 9.5Gainsboro · ΔE 10Ghost white · ΔE 10.3Light grey · ΔE 11.1White smoke · ΔE 11.9
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.89, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4EBD9
Analogous#D9F0F4, #DED9F4
Triadic#F4D9E2, #E2F4D9
Split complementary#F4DED9, #F0F4D9
Tetradic#F4D9F0, #F4EBD9, #D9F4DE

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%#B1C4E9
Darker −20%#8AA6DD
Darker −30%#6287D2
Darker −40%#3B69C6
More saturated +25%#D3E0FA
Less saturated −25%#DFE4EE

Channel breakdown

R217
G226
B244
Red217 (85.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)55.1%
Lightness90.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G E2 · B F4

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