Recognised as Colour
#DAD9EF
- #DAD9EF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DAD9EF is a blue with RGB values 218, 217, 239 and HSL 243°, 41%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DAD9EF#DAD9EF
HEX#DAD9EF
RGBrgb(218, 217, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.851, 0.9373
RGB percentages85.5%, 85.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(242.7, 40.7%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 9.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK8.8%, 9.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,342,639
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD9EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.15:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#252610
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 text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EEEFD9
Analogous#D9E3EF, #E5D9EF
Triadic#EFDAD9, #D9EFDA
Split complementary#EFE5D9, #E3EFD9
Tetradic#EFD9E3, #EEEFD9, #D9EFE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G217
B239
Red218 (85.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue242.73°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G D9 · B EF
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