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Colour

#DCDCEB

  • #DCDCEB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DCDCEB is a blue with RGB values 220, 220, 235 and HSL 240°, 27%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DCDCEB#DCDCEB
HEX#DCDCEB
RGBrgb(220, 220, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8627, 0.9216
RGB percentages86.3%, 86.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(240, 27.3%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 6.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK6.4%, 6.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,474,475
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDCEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#232314

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DEECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DDEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D9DEE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 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 text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.5Gainsboro · ΔE 7.8Light grey · ΔE 8.6Alice blue · ΔE 10.4Ghost white · ΔE 10.5Lavender blush · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.45, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBEBDC
Analogous#DCE3EB, #E3DCEB
Triadic#EBDCDC, #DCEBDC
Split complementary#EBE3DC, #E3EBDC
Tetradic#EBDCE3, #EBEBDC, #DCEBE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFCFE
Darker −10%#BCBCD8
Darker −20%#9B9BC6
Darker −30%#7B7BB3
Darker −40%#5B5BA0
More saturated +25%#D5D5F2
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E4

Channel breakdown

R220
G220
B235
Red220 (86.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G DC · B EB

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