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Recognised as Colour

#DBDBE6

  • #DBDBE6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DBDBE6 is a blue with RGB values 219, 219, 230 and HSL 240°, 18%, 88%. 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

#DBDBE6#DBDBE6
HEX#DBDBE6
RGBrgb(219, 219, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8588, 0.902
RGB percentages85.9%, 85.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(240, 18%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 4.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK4.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,408,678
CSS custom property--colour: #DBDBE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.29:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#242419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DCE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DCE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D9DDDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 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 text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.7Lavender · ΔE 6.2Light grey · ΔE 6.5Alice blue · ΔE 10.1Ghost white · ΔE 10.3Lavender blush · ΔE 10.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6E6DB
Analogous#DBE1E6, #E1DBE6
Triadic#E6DBDB, #DBE6DB
Split complementary#E6E1DB, #E1E6DB
Tetradic#E6DBE1, #E6E6DB, #DBE6E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F9FB
Darker −10%#BDBDD1
Darker −20%#9F9FBC
Darker −30%#8181A7
Darker −40%#646491
More saturated +25%#D3D3EE
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R219
G219
B230
Red219 (85.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)18.03%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G DB · B E6

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