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Colour

#DDDCE8

  • #DDDCE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DDDCE8 is a blue with RGB values 221, 220, 232 and HSL 245°, 21%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DDDCE8#DDDCE8
HEX#DDDCE8
RGBrgb(221, 220, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8627, 0.9098
RGB percentages86.7%, 86.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(245, 20.7%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245, 5.2%, 91%)
CMYK4.7%, 5.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,540,008
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDCE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#222317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADDE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADDE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DBDEE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.5Gainsboro · ΔE 6.3Light grey · ΔE 7.2Alice blue · ΔE 9.9Ghost white · ΔE 10Lavender blush · ΔE 10
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E8DC
Analogous#DCE1E8, #E3DCE8
Triadic#E8DDDC, #DCE8DD
Split complementary#E8E3DC, #E1E8DC
Tetradic#E8DCE1, #E7E8DC, #DCE8E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFBFC
Darker −10%#BFBDD4
Darker −20%#A19EC0
Darker −30%#8380AB
Darker −40%#676296
More saturated +25%#D7D5EF
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R221
G220
B232
Red221 (86.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue245°
Saturation (HSL)20.69%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G DC · B E8

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