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Colour

#DCDEE8

  • #DCDEE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCDEE8 is a blue with RGB values 220, 222, 232 and HSL 230°, 21%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DCDEE8#DCDEE8
HEX#DCDEE8
RGBrgb(220, 222, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8706, 0.9098
RGB percentages86.3%, 87.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(230, 20.7%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 5.2%, 91%)
CMYK5.2%, 4.3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,474,984
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDEE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.66:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#232117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDFE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDEE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DAE0E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 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 text15.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.3Lavender · ΔE 6.1Light grey · ΔE 6.6Alice blue · ΔE 9Ghost white · ΔE 9.3White smoke · ΔE 9.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8E6DC
Analogous#DCE4E8, #E0DCE8
Triadic#E8DCDE, #DEE8DC
Split complementary#E8E0DC, #E4E8DC
Tetradic#E8DCE4, #E8E6DC, #DCE8E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFBFC
Darker −10%#BDC1D4
Darker −20%#9EA4C0
Darker −30%#8087AB
Darker −40%#626B96
More saturated +25%#D5D9EF
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R220
G222
B232
Red220 (86.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)20.69%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G DE · B E8

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