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Recognised as Colour

#D9EBF2

  • #D9EBF2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Alice blue

#D9EBF2 is a cyan with RGB values 217, 235, 242 and HSL 197°, 49%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Alice blue.

Colour values

#D9EBF2#D9EBF2
HEX#D9EBF2
RGBrgb(217, 235, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.9216, 0.949
RGB percentages85.1%, 92.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(196.8, 49%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.8, 10.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK10.3%, 2.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,281,714
CSS custom property--colour: #D9EBF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.12:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#26140D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7EAF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E6F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D3EDEDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Alice blue · ΔE 6.3Azure · ΔE 7.9Gainsboro · ΔE 8.2Light cyan · ΔE 8.2White smoke · ΔE 8.5Ghost white · ΔE 8.5
Nearest named CSS colourAlice blue (#F0F8FF)ΔE 6.26, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E0D9
Analogous#D9F2EC, #D9DEF2
Triadic#F2D9EB, #EBF2D9
Split complementary#F2D9DE, #F2ECD9
Tetradic#ECD9F2, #F2E0D9, #DEF2D9

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%#B3D7E5
Darker −20%#8DC3D8
Darker −30%#67AFCB
Darker −40%#419BBE
More saturated +25%#D3EEF8
Less saturated −25%#DFE8EC

Channel breakdown

R217
G235
B242
Red217 (85.1%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue196.8°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G EB · B F2

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