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Colour

#DCE3ED

  • #DCE3ED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DCE3ED is a blue with RGB values 220, 227, 237 and HSL 215°, 32%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DCE3ED#DCE3ED
HEX#DCE3ED
RGBrgb(220, 227, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8902, 0.9294
RGB percentages86.3%, 89%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(215.3, 32.1%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 7.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK7.2%, 4.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,476,269
CSS custom property--colour: #DCE3ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.25:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#231C12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E3EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE2EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D8E5E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.1Gainsboro · ΔE 6.1Alice blue · ΔE 7.4Light grey · ΔE 7.9Ghost white · ΔE 8.3White smoke · ΔE 8.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE6DC
Analogous#DCEBED, #DEDCED
Triadic#EDDCE3, #E3EDDC
Split complementary#EDDEDC, #EBEDDC
Tetradic#EDDCEB, #EDE6DC, #DCEDDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFE
Darker −10%#BAC8DC
Darker −20%#99ADCA
Darker −30%#7792B9
Darker −40%#5677A7
More saturated +25%#D5E2F4
Less saturated −25%#E3E4E6

Channel breakdown

R220
G227
B237
Red220 (86.3%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue215.29°
Saturation (HSL)32.08%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G E3 · B ED

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