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Colour

#DBDDE1

  • #DBDDE1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DBDDE1 is a blue with RGB values 219, 221, 225 and HSL 220°, 9%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DBDDE1#DBDDE1
HEX#DBDDE1
RGBrgb(219, 221, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8667, 0.8824
RGB percentages85.9%, 86.7%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(220, 9.1%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 2.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK2.7%, 1.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,409,185
CSS custom property--colour: #DBDDE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#24221E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDDE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDDE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#DADEDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 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 text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.2Light grey · ΔE 4.1White smoke · ΔE 8.7Lavender · ΔE 9.1Alice blue · ΔE 9.4Ghost white · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.21, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1DFDB
Analogous#DBE0E1, #DCDBE1
Triadic#E1DBDD, #DDE1DB
Split complementary#E1DCDB, #E0E1DB
Tetradic#E1DBE0, #E1DFDB, #DBE1DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F7F8
Darker −10%#BFC3CA
Darker −20%#A3A8B3
Darker −30%#888E9B
Darker −40%#6D7483
More saturated +25%#D3DAE9
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R219
G221
B225
Red219 (85.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G DD · B E1

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