Recognised as Colour
#DCD8ED
- #DCD8ED
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DCD8ED is a blue with RGB values 220, 216, 237 and HSL 251°, 37%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DCD8ED#DCD8ED
HEX#DCD8ED
RGBrgb(220, 216, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8471, 0.9294
RGB percentages86.3%, 84.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(251.4, 36.8%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 8.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK7.2%, 8.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,473,453
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD8ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.09:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#232712
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E9EDD8
Analogous#D8DEED, #E6D8ED
Triadic#EDDCD8, #D8EDDC
Split complementary#EDE6D8, #DEEDD8
Tetradic#EDD8DE, #E9EDD8, #D8EDE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G216
B237
Red220 (86.3%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue251.43°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D8 · B ED
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