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Colour

#DADBE6

  • #DADBE6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DADBE6 is a blue with RGB values 218, 219, 230 and HSL 235°, 19%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DADBE6#DADBE6
HEX#DADBE6
RGBrgb(218, 219, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8588, 0.902
RGB percentages85.5%, 85.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(235, 19.4%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235, 5.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK5.2%, 4.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,343,142
CSS custom property--colour: #DADBE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.26:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#252419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DCE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DBE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D8DDDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.8Lavender · ΔE 6.3Light grey · ΔE 6.5Alice blue · ΔE 10.1Ghost white · ΔE 10.4White smoke · ΔE 10.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6E5DA
Analogous#DAE1E6, #DFDAE6
Triadic#E6DADB, #DBE6DA
Split complementary#E6DFDA, #E1E6DA
Tetradic#E6DAE1, #E6E5DA, #DAE6DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F9FB
Darker −10%#BCBDD1
Darker −20%#9DA0BD
Darker −30%#7F82A8
Darker −40%#626692
More saturated +25%#D2D5EE
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R218
G219
B230
Red218 (85.5%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue235°
Saturation (HSL)19.35%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G DB · B E6

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