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Colour

#DDD8F9

  • #DDD8F9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DDD8F9 is a blue with RGB values 221, 216, 249 and HSL 249°, 73%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DDD8F9#DDD8F9
HEX#DDD8F9
RGBrgb(221, 216, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8471, 0.9765
RGB percentages86.7%, 84.7%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(249.1, 73.3%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.1, 13.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK11.2%, 13.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,539,001
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD8F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.26:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#222706

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1DCFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1DBF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D8DDE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 8.3Thistle · ΔE 11.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13Ghost white · ΔE 17.1Lavender blush · ΔE 17.2Gainsboro · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4F9D8
Analogous#D8E3F9, #EED8F9
Triadic#F9DDD8, #D8F9DD
Split complementary#F9EED8, #E3F9D8
Tetradic#F9D8E3, #F4F9D8, #D8F9EE

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%#B6ACF2
Darker −20%#9080EB
Darker −30%#6953E5
Darker −40%#4327DE
More saturated +25%#D9D2FF
Less saturated −25%#E1DEF3

Channel breakdown

R221
G216
B249
Red221 (86.7%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue249.09°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G D8 · B F9

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