Colour

#DBDFEF

#DBDFEF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#DBDFEF is a blue with RGB values 219, 223, 239 and HSL 228°, 38%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DBDFEF#DBDFEF

HEX#DBDFEF

RGBrgb(219, 223, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8745, 0.9373

RGB percentages85.9%, 87.5%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(228, 38.5%, 89.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 8.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK8.4%, 6.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,409,711

CSS custom property--colour: #DBDFEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.81:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#242010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBE0F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DADFEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D7E2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.5 Light grey · ΔE 9.5 Alice blue · ΔE 9.6 Ghost white · ΔE 10.1 Lavender blush · ΔE 11.3

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.8, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFEBDB

Analogous#DBE9EF, #E1DBEF

Triadic#EFDBDF, #DFEFDB

Split complementary#EFE1DB, #E9EFDB

Tetradic#EFDBE9, #EFEBDB, #DBEFE1

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%#B8C0DF

Darker −20%#94A0D0

Darker −30%#7181C0

Darker −40%#4E62B0

More saturated +25%#D4DBF6

Less saturated −25%#E1E3E8

Channel breakdown

R219

G223

B239

Red219 (85.9%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness89.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G DF · B EF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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