Colour

#DBDBEF

#DBDBEF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#DBDBEF is a blue with RGB values 219, 219, 239 and HSL 240°, 38%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DBDBEF#DBDBEF

HEX#DBDBEF

RGBrgb(219, 219, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8588, 0.9373

RGB percentages85.9%, 85.9%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(240, 38.5%, 89.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 8.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK8.4%, 8.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,408,687

CSS custom property--colour: #DBDBEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71955WCAG 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 15.39:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#242410

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7DDF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6DCEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D7DEE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.4 Light grey · ΔE 11 Alice blue · ΔE 11.9 Ghost white · ΔE 12 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.88, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFEFDB

Analogous#DBE5EF, #E5DBEF

Triadic#EFDBDB, #DBEFDB

Split complementary#EFE5DB, #E5EFDB

Tetradic#EFDBE5, #EFEFDB, #DBEFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEFEFF

Darker −10%#B8B8DF

Darker −20%#9494D0

Darker −30%#7171C0

Darker −40%#4E4EB0

More saturated +25%#D4D4F6

Less saturated −25%#E1E1E8

Channel breakdown

R219

G219

B239

Red219 (85.9%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness89.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G DB · B EF

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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