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Recognised as Colour

#DDE2F3

  • #DDE2F3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DDE2F3 is a blue with RGB values 221, 226, 243 and HSL 226°, 48%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DDE2F3#DDE2F3
HEX#DDE2F3
RGBrgb(221, 226, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8863, 0.9529
RGB percentages86.7%, 88.6%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(226.4, 47.8%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 9.1%, 95.3%)
CMYK9.1%, 7%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,541,555
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE2F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.25:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#221D0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE3F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCE1F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D8E5E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3Alice blue · ΔE 9Gainsboro · ΔE 9.2Ghost white · ΔE 9.5Light grey · ΔE 10.5White smoke · ΔE 11.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 2.98, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3EEDD
Analogous#DDEDF3, #E3DDF3
Triadic#F3DDE2, #E2F3DD
Split complementary#F3E3DD, #EDF3DD
Tetradic#F3DDED, #F3EEDD, #DDF3E3

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%#B7C2E6
Darker −20%#92A2D8
Darker −30%#6C82CB
Darker −40%#4661BE
More saturated +25%#D7DFF9
Less saturated −25%#E3E5ED

Channel breakdown

R221
G226
B243
Red221 (86.7%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue226.36°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G E2 · B F3

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