Colour

#DCDDF2

#DCDDF2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#DCDDF2 is a blue with RGB values 220, 221, 242 and HSL 237°, 46%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DCDDF2#DCDDF2

HEX#DCDDF2

RGBrgb(220, 221, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8667, 0.949

RGB percentages86.3%, 86.7%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(237.3, 45.8%, 90.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.3, 9.1%, 94.9%)

CMYK9.1%, 8.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,474,738

CSS custom property--colour: #DCDDF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.67:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#23220D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8DFF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7DEF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D8E0E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 11 Alice blue · ΔE 11.6 Light grey · ΔE 11.7 Ghost white · ΔE 11.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.29, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2F1DC

Analogous#DCE8F2, #E6DCF2

Triadic#F2DCDD, #DDF2DC

Split complementary#F2E6DC, #E8F2DC

Tetradic#F2DCE8, #F2F1DC, #DCF2E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#B7B9E4

Darker −20%#9295D6

Darker −30%#6C71C9

Darker −40%#474DBB

More saturated +25%#D6D8F8

Less saturated −25%#E2E2EC

Channel breakdown

R220

G221

B242

Red220 (86.3%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue237.27°

Saturation (HSL)45.83%

Lightness90.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G DD · B F2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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