Colour

#DADCE3

#DADCE3
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DADCE3 is a blue with RGB values 218, 220, 227 and HSL 227°, 14%, 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

#DADCE3#DADCE3

HEX#DADCE3

RGBrgb(218, 220, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8627, 0.8902

RGB percentages85.5%, 86.3%, 89%

HSLhsl(226.7, 13.8%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 4%, 89%)

CMYK4%, 3.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,343,395

CSS custom property--colour: #DADCE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.33:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#25231C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DADCE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#DADCE3no 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 3.3 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 text15.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.7 Light grey · ΔE 4.9 Lavender · ΔE 7.9 White smoke · ΔE 9.5 Alice blue · ΔE 9.6 Ghost white · ΔE 10

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.71, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E3E1DA

Analogous#DAE1E3, #DCDAE3

Triadic#E3DADC, #DCE3DA

Split complementary#E3DCDA, #E1E3DA

Tetradic#E3DAE1, #E3E1DA, #DAE3DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7F7F9

Darker −10%#BDC1CD

Darker −20%#A0A5B7

Darker −30%#838AA1

Darker −40%#686F89

More saturated +25%#D2D7EB

Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R218

G220

B227

Red218 (85.5%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue226.67°

Saturation (HSL)13.85%

Lightness87.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DA · G DC · B E3

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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