Recognised as Colour
#DAD9ED
- #DAD9ED
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DAD9ED is a blue with RGB values 218, 217, 237 and HSL 243°, 36%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DAD9ED#DAD9ED
HEX#DAD9ED
RGBrgb(218, 217, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.851, 0.9294
RGB percentages85.5%, 85.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(243, 35.7%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243, 8.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK8%, 8.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,342,637
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD9ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.13:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#252612
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ECEDD9
Analogous#D9E2ED, #E4D9ED
Triadic#EDDAD9, #D9EDDA
Split complementary#EDE4D9, #E2EDD9
Tetradic#EDD9E2, #ECEDD9, #D9EDE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G217
B237
Red218 (85.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue243°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G D9 · B ED
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