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Colour

#D9EAED

  • #D9EAED
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Alice blue

#D9EAED is a cyan with RGB values 217, 234, 237 and HSL 189°, 36%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Alice blue.

Colour values

#D9EAED#D9EAED
HEX#D9EAED
RGBrgb(217, 234, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.9176, 0.9294
RGB percentages85.1%, 91.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(189, 35.7%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189, 8.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK8.4%, 1.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,281,453
CSS custom property--colour: #D9EAED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.94:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#261512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E8EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E6EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D4ECEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Alice blue · ΔE 6.8Gainsboro · ΔE 7.2Azure · ΔE 7.6White smoke · ΔE 7.8Light cyan · ΔE 8Ghost white · ΔE 8.8
Nearest named CSS colourAlice blue (#F0F8FF)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDDCD9
Analogous#D9EDE6, #D9E0ED
Triadic#EDD9EA, #EAEDD9
Split complementary#EDD9E0, #EDE6D9
Tetradic#E6D9ED, #EDDCD9, #E0EDD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFDFD
Darker −10%#B6D7DD
Darker −20%#94C4CC
Darker −30%#71B1BC
Darker −40%#509CAA
More saturated +25%#D2EFF4
Less saturated −25%#E0E5E6

Channel breakdown

R217
G234
B237
Red217 (85.1%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue189°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G EA · B ED

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