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Recognised as Colour

#DCECF8

  • #DCECF8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Alice blue

#DCECF8 is a blue with RGB values 220, 236, 248 and HSL 206°, 67%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Alice blue.

Colour values

#DCECF8#DCECF8
HEX#DCECF8
RGBrgb(220, 236, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9255, 0.9725
RGB percentages86.3%, 92.5%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(205.7, 66.7%, 91.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 11.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK11.3%, 4.8%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,478,584
CSS custom property--colour: #DCECF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.4:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#231307

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7EBF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E8F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D5EFF0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Alice blue · ΔE 5.9Lavender · ΔE 7Ghost white · ΔE 7.9Azure · ΔE 8.9White smoke · ΔE 9.1Gainsboro · ΔE 9.5
Nearest named CSS colourAlice blue (#F0F8FF)ΔE 5.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8E8DC
Analogous#DCF8F6, #DCDEF8
Triadic#F8DCEC, #ECF8DC
Split complementary#F8DCDE, #F8F6DC
Tetradic#F6DCF8, #F8E8DC, #DEF8DC

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%#B2D5F0
Darker −20%#87BEE7
Darker −30%#5DA7DF
Darker −40%#3290D6
More saturated +25%#D7EDFD
Less saturated −25%#E1EBF3

Channel breakdown

R220
G236
B248
Red220 (86.3%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness91.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G EC · B F8

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