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Recognised as Colour

#DADEE3

  • #DADEE3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DADEE3 is a blue with RGB values 218, 222, 227 and HSL 213°, 14%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DADEE3#DADEE3
HEX#DADEE3
RGBrgb(218, 222, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8706, 0.8902
RGB percentages85.5%, 87.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(213.3, 13.8%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 4%, 89%)
CMYK4%, 2.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,343,907
CSS custom property--colour: #DADEE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.54:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#25211C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDEE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDDE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D8DFE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3Light grey · ΔE 4.8Lavender · ΔE 8.7White smoke · ΔE 8.7Alice blue · ΔE 9Ghost white · ΔE 9.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.99, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3DFDA
Analogous#DAE3E3, #DBDAE3
Triadic#E3DADE, #DEE3DA
Split complementary#E3DBDA, #E3E3DA
Tetradic#E3DAE3, #E3DFDA, #DAE3DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F8F9
Darker −10%#BDC4CD
Darker −20%#A0AAB7
Darker −30%#8390A1
Darker −40%#687789
More saturated +25%#D2DDEB
Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R218
G222
B227
Red218 (85.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)13.85%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G DE · B E3

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