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Colour

#DCDFE8

  • #DCDFE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCDFE8 is a blue with RGB values 220, 223, 232 and HSL 225°, 21%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DCDFE8#DCDFE8
HEX#DCDFE8
RGBrgb(220, 223, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8745, 0.9098
RGB percentages86.3%, 87.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(225, 20.7%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 5.2%, 91%)
CMYK5.2%, 3.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,475,240
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDFE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73817WCAG 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 15.76:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#232017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDE0E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDFE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#DAE1E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.9Light grey · ΔE 6.4Lavender · ΔE 6.5Alice blue · ΔE 8.6Ghost white · ΔE 9White smoke · ΔE 9.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.9, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8E5DC
Analogous#DCE5E8, #DFDCE8
Triadic#E8DCDF, #DFE8DC
Split complementary#E8DFDC, #E5E8DC
Tetradic#E8DCE5, #E8E5DC, #DCE8DF

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%#BDC3D4
Darker −20%#9EA7C0
Darker −30%#808BAB
Darker −40%#626F96
More saturated +25%#D5DBEF
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R220
G223
B232
Red220 (86.3%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)20.69%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G DF · B E8

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