Colour

#DBE0EF

#DBE0EF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#DBE0EF is a blue with RGB values 219, 224, 239 and HSL 225°, 38%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DBE0EF#DBE0EF

HEX#DBE0EF

RGBrgb(219, 224, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8784, 0.9373

RGB percentages85.9%, 87.8%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(225, 38.5%, 89.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 8.4%, 93.7%)

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

24-bit integer14,409,967

CSS custom property--colour: #DBE0EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.92:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#241F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCE1F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBDFEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D7E3E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.1 Alice blue · ΔE 9.1 Light grey · ΔE 9.2 Ghost white · ΔE 9.7 White smoke · ΔE 10.8

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.08, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFEADB

Analogous#DBEAEF, #E0DBEF

Triadic#EFDBE0, #E0EFDB

Split complementary#EFE0DB, #EAEFDB

Tetradic#EFDBEA, #EFEADB, #DBEFE0

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%#B8C2DF

Darker −20%#94A3D0

Darker −30%#7185C0

Darker −40%#4E67B0

More saturated +25%#D4DDF6

Less saturated −25%#E1E3E8

Channel breakdown

R219

G224

B239

Red219 (85.9%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness89.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G E0 · B EF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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