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Colour

#DDDEE5

  • #DDDEE5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDDEE5 is a blue with RGB values 221, 222, 229 and HSL 233°, 13%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDDEE5#DDDEE5
HEX#DDDEE5
RGBrgb(221, 222, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8706, 0.898
RGB percentages86.7%, 87.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(232.5, 13.3%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 3.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK3.5%, 3.1%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,540,517
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDEE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.5 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#22211A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDFE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDEE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DBDFE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 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

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.7Light grey · ΔE 5.4Lavender · ΔE 7.5White smoke · ΔE 8.8Alice blue · ΔE 8.9Ghost white · ΔE 9.2
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.75, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5E4DD
Analogous#DDE2E5, #E0DDE5
Triadic#E5DDDE, #DEE5DD
Split complementary#E5E0DD, #E2E5DD
Tetradic#E5DDE2, #E5E4DD, #DDE5E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFAFB
Darker −10%#C0C2CF
Darker −20%#A3A6B9
Darker −30%#868AA3
Darker −40%#6B6F8B
More saturated +25%#D5D8EC
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R221
G222
B229
Red221 (86.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)13.33%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G DE · B E5

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