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Recognised as Colour

#DADCE2

  • #DADCE2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DADCE2 is a blue with RGB values 218, 220, 226 and HSL 225°, 12%, 87%. 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

#DADCE2#DADCE2
HEX#DADCE2
RGBrgb(218, 220, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8627, 0.8863
RGB percentages85.5%, 86.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(225, 12.1%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 3.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK3.5%, 2.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,343,394
CSS custom property--colour: #DADCE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.32:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#25231D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADCE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADCE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#D8DDDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.2Light grey · ΔE 4.5Lavender · ΔE 8.3White smoke · ΔE 9.3Alice blue · ΔE 9.6Ghost white · ΔE 10
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.2, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E0DA
Analogous#DAE0E2, #DCDAE2
Triadic#E2DADC, #DCE2DA
Split complementary#E2DCDA, #E0E2DA
Tetradic#E2DAE0, #E2E0DA, #DAE2DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F7F8
Darker −10%#BDC1CC
Darker −20%#A1A6B5
Darker −30%#848B9F
Darker −40%#697187
More saturated +25%#D2D8EA
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R218
G220
B226
Red218 (85.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)12.12%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G DC · B E2

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