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Recognised as Colour

#DDE0EF

  • #DDE0EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DDE0EF is a blue with RGB values 221, 224, 239 and HSL 230°, 36%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DDE0EF#DDE0EF
HEX#DDE0EF
RGBrgb(221, 224, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8784, 0.9373
RGB percentages86.7%, 87.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(230, 36%, 90.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 7.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK7.5%, 6.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,541,039
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE0EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.98:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#221F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE1F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBE0EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D9E3E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.7Gainsboro · ΔE 8Alice blue · ΔE 9.1Light grey · ΔE 9.2Ghost white · ΔE 9.5Lavender blush · ΔE 10.6
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.72, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFECDD
Analogous#DDE9EF, #E3DDEF
Triadic#EFDDE0, #E0EFDD
Split complementary#EFE3DD, #E9EFDD
Tetradic#EFDDE9, #EFECDD, #DDEFE3

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%#BAC0DF
Darker −20%#98A1CE
Darker −30%#7581BE
Darker −40%#5262AE
More saturated +25%#D7DCF5
Less saturated −25%#E3E4E9

Channel breakdown

R221
G224
B239
Red221 (86.7%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness90.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G E0 · B EF

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