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Colour

#DADFE2

  • #DADFE2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DADFE2 is a blue with RGB values 218, 223, 226 and HSL 202°, 12%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DADFE2#DADFE2
HEX#DADFE2
RGBrgb(218, 223, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8745, 0.8863
RGB percentages85.5%, 87.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(202.5, 12.1%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 3.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK3.5%, 1.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,344,162
CSS custom property--colour: #DADFE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.63:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#25201D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDFE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDEE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D8E0E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.5Light grey · ΔE 4.6White smoke · ΔE 8.3Alice blue · ΔE 8.9Lavender · ΔE 9.6Ghost white · ΔE 9.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.46, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2DDDA
Analogous#DAE2E1, #DADBE2
Triadic#E2DADF, #DFE2DA
Split complementary#E2DADB, #E2E1DA
Tetradic#E1DAE2, #E2DDDA, #DBE2DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F8F8
Darker −10%#BDC6CC
Darker −20%#A1AEB5
Darker −30%#84959F
Darker −40%#697C87
More saturated +25%#D2E1EA
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R218
G223
B226
Red218 (85.5%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)12.12%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G DF · B E2

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