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Colour

#DAE8EC

  • #DAE8EC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DAE8EC is a cyan with RGB values 218, 232, 236 and HSL 193°, 32%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DAE8EC#DAE8EC
HEX#DAE8EC
RGBrgb(218, 232, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.9098, 0.9255
RGB percentages85.5%, 91%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(193.3, 32.1%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 7.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK7.6%, 1.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,346,476
CSS custom property--colour: #DAE8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.73:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#251713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E7ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E4ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D5EAE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.2Alice blue · ΔE 6.6White smoke · ΔE 7.6Azure · ΔE 8.1Light grey · ΔE 8.4Ghost white · ΔE 8.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDEDA
Analogous#DAECE7, #DADFEC
Triadic#ECDAE8, #E8ECDA
Split complementary#ECDADF, #ECE7DA
Tetradic#E7DAEC, #ECDEDA, #DFECDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFDFD
Darker −10%#B8D3DB
Darker −20%#97BEC9
Darker −30%#75A9B8
Darker −40%#5593A5
More saturated +25%#D3ECF3
Less saturated −25%#E1E4E5

Channel breakdown

R218
G232
B236
Red218 (85.5%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue193.33°
Saturation (HSL)32.14%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G E8 · B EC

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