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Recognised as Colour

#DCDDE3

  • #DCDDE3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCDDE3 is a blue with RGB values 220, 221, 227 and HSL 231°, 11%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DCDDE3#DCDDE3
HEX#DCDDE3
RGBrgb(220, 221, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8667, 0.8902
RGB percentages86.3%, 86.7%, 89%
HSLhsl(231.4, 11.1%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 3.1%, 89%)
CMYK3.1%, 2.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,474,723
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDDE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.49:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#23221C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDDE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDDE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DBDEDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 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 text15.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.2Light grey · ΔE 4.8Lavender · ΔE 8.1White smoke · ΔE 8.9Alice blue · ΔE 9.3Ghost white · ΔE 9.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.17, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3E2DC
Analogous#DCE1E3, #DFDCE3
Triadic#E3DCDD, #DDE3DC
Split complementary#E3DFDC, #E1E3DC
Tetradic#E3DCE1, #E3E2DC, #DCE3DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F9FA
Darker −10%#C0C1CC
Darker −20%#A3A6B6
Darker −30%#878A9F
Darker −40%#6C7087
More saturated +25%#D4D7EB
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R220
G221
B227
Red220 (86.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G DD · B E3

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