Recognised as Colour
#DCD9EF
- #DCD9EF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DCD9EF is a blue with RGB values 220, 217, 239 and HSL 248°, 41%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DCD9EF#DCD9EF
HEX#DCD9EF
RGBrgb(220, 217, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.851, 0.9373
RGB percentages86.3%, 85.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(248.2, 40.7%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.2, 9.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK7.9%, 9.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,473,711
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD9EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.21:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#232610
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ECEFD9
Analogous#D9E1EF, #E7D9EF
Triadic#EFDCD9, #D9EFDC
Split complementary#EFE7D9, #E1EFD9
Tetradic#EFD9E1, #ECEFD9, #D9EFE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G217
B239
Red220 (86.3%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue248.18°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D9 · B EF
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