Colour

#DDE1EF

#DDE1EF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#DDE1EF is a blue with RGB values 221, 225, 239 and HSL 227°, 36%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DDE1EF#DDE1EF

HEX#DDE1EF

RGBrgb(221, 225, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8824, 0.9373

RGB percentages86.7%, 88.2%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(226.7, 36%, 90.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 7.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK7.5%, 5.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,541,295

CSS custom property--colour: #DDE1EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.09:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#221E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDE2F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCE1EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D9E3E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 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 text16.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 7.6 Alice blue · ΔE 8.6 Light grey · ΔE 8.9 Ghost white · ΔE 9 White smoke · ΔE 10.1

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.07, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EFEBDD

Analogous#DDEAEF, #E2DDEF

Triadic#EFDDE1, #E1EFDD

Split complementary#EFE2DD, #EAEFDD

Tetradic#EFDDEA, #EFEBDD, #DDEFE2

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%#BAC2DF

Darker −20%#98A4CE

Darker −30%#7585BE

Darker −40%#5267AE

More saturated +25%#D7DEF5

Less saturated −25%#E3E4E9

Channel breakdown

R221

G225

B239

Red221 (86.7%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue226.67°

Saturation (HSL)36%

Lightness90.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G E1 · B EF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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