Recognised as Colour

#DCDFE4

#DCDFE4
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCDFE4 is a blue with RGB values 220, 223, 228 and HSL 218°, 13%, 88%. 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

#DCDFE4#DCDFE4

HEX#DCDFE4

RGBrgb(220, 223, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8745, 0.8941

RGB percentages86.3%, 87.5%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(217.5, 12.9%, 87.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 3.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK3.5%, 2.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,475,236

CSS custom property--colour: #DCDFE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.72:1

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

Contrast with black15.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#23201B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEDFE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDDEE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DAE0E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 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 text15.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3 Light grey · ΔE 5 White smoke · ΔE 8.3 Lavender · ΔE 8.4 Alice blue · ΔE 8.7 Ghost white · ΔE 9.1

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.96, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4E1DC

Analogous#DCE3E4, #DDDCE4

Triadic#E4DCDF, #DFE4DC

Split complementary#E4DDDC, #E3E4DC

Tetradic#E4DCE3, #E4E1DC, #DCE4DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9F9FA

Darker −10%#BFC5CE

Darker −20%#A2AAB8

Darker −30%#8690A1

Darker −40%#6A768A

More saturated +25%#D4DDEC

Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R220

G223

B228

Red220 (86.3%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue217.5°

Saturation (HSL)12.9%

Lightness87.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G DF · B E4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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