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Recognised as Colour

#DCE2EA

  • #DCE2EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCE2EA is a blue with RGB values 220, 226, 234 and HSL 214°, 25%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DCE2EA#DCE2EA
HEX#DCE2EA
RGBrgb(220, 226, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8863, 0.9176
RGB percentages86.3%, 88.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(214.3, 25%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 6%, 91.8%)
CMYK6%, 3.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,476,010
CSS custom property--colour: #DCE2EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.11:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#231D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE2EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D9E4E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5Light grey · ΔE 6.9Lavender · ΔE 7Alice blue · ΔE 7.6White smoke · ΔE 8.3Ghost white · ΔE 8.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.99, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE4DC
Analogous#DCE9EA, #DDDCEA
Triadic#EADCE2, #E2EADC
Split complementary#EADDDC, #E9EADC
Tetradic#EADCE9, #EAE4DC, #DCEADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFCFD
Darker −10%#BCC8D7
Darker −20%#9CADC4
Darker −30%#7C93B1
Darker −40%#5E799C
More saturated +25%#D5E1F1
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R220
G226
B234
Red220 (86.3%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G E2 · B EA

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