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Colour

#DDDDEE

  • #DDDDEE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DDDDEE is a blue with RGB values 221, 221, 238 and HSL 240°, 33%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DDDDEE#DDDDEE
HEX#DDDDEE
HEX (short)#DDE
RGBrgb(221, 221, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8667, 0.9333
RGB percentages86.7%, 86.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(240, 33.3%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 7.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK7.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,540,270
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDDEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.65:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#222211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DFEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DEEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DAE0E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.6Gainsboro · ΔE 8.9Light grey · ΔE 9.7Alice blue · ΔE 10.5Ghost white · ΔE 10.6Lavender blush · ΔE 11.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.58, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEEEDD
Analogous#DDE6EE, #E6DDEE
Triadic#EEDDDD, #DDEEDD
Split complementary#EEE6DD, #E6EEDD
Tetradic#EEDDE6, #EEEEDD, #DDEEE6

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%#BBBBDD
Darker −20%#9999CC
Darker −30%#7777BB
Darker −40%#5555AA
More saturated +25%#D7D7F4
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E8

Channel breakdown

R221
G221
B238
Red221 (86.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G DD · B EE

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