Colour

#DCE4EF

#DCE4EF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#DCE4EF is a blue with RGB values 220, 228, 239 and HSL 215°, 37%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DCE4EF#DCE4EF

HEX#DCE4EF

RGBrgb(220, 228, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8941, 0.9373

RGB percentages86.3%, 89.4%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(214.7, 37.3%, 90%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 7.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK7.9%, 4.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,476,527

CSS custom property--colour: #DCE4EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#231B10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0E4F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEE2EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D8E6E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 6.8 Alice blue · ΔE 7.2 Ghost white · ΔE 8.2 Light grey · ΔE 8.5 White smoke · ΔE 8.9

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFE7DC

Analogous#DCEEEF, #DEDCEF

Triadic#EFDCE4, #E4EFDC

Split complementary#EFDEDC, #EEEFDC

Tetradic#EFDCEE, #EFE7DC, #DCEFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#B9C9DF

Darker −20%#96AECF

Darker −30%#7393BF

Darker −40%#5078AF

More saturated +25%#D6E3F5

Less saturated −25%#E2E5E9

Channel breakdown

R220

G228

B239

Red220 (86.3%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue214.74°

Saturation (HSL)37.25%

Lightness90%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G E4 · B EF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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