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Colour

#D9E6F2

  • #D9E6F2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D9E6F2 is a blue with RGB values 217, 230, 242 and HSL 209°, 49%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D9E6F2#D9E6F2
HEX#D9E6F2
RGBrgb(217, 230, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.902, 0.949
RGB percentages85.1%, 90.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(208.8, 49%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 10.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK10.3%, 5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,280,434
CSS custom property--colour: #D9E6F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.55:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#26190D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E6F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE3F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D3E9EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.3Alice blue · ΔE 7.2Gainsboro · ΔE 8.1Ghost white · ΔE 8.8White smoke · ΔE 9.6Light grey · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E5D9
Analogous#D9F2F1, #D9DAF2
Triadic#F2D9E6, #E6F2D9
Split complementary#F2D9D9, #F2F1D9
Tetradic#F1D9F2, #F2E5D9, #DAF2D9

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%#B3CDE5
Darker −20%#8DB4D8
Darker −30%#679BCB
Darker −40%#4182BE
More saturated +25%#D3E6F8
Less saturated −25%#DFE6EC

Channel breakdown

R217
G230
B242
Red217 (85.1%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue208.8°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G E6 · B F2

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