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Recognised as Colour

#DDE2F4

  • #DDE2F4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DDE2F4 is a blue with RGB values 221, 226, 244 and HSL 227°, 51%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DDE2F4#DDE2F4
HEX#DDE2F4
RGBrgb(221, 226, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8863, 0.9569
RGB percentages86.7%, 88.6%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(227, 51.1%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 9.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK9.4%, 7.4%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,541,556
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE2F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.26:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#221D0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDE3F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCE2F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D8E5E8no 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 text16.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 2.7Alice blue · ΔE 9.3Gainsboro · ΔE 9.7Ghost white · ΔE 9.8Light grey · ΔE 10.9Lavender blush · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 2.72, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4EFDD
Analogous#DDEEF4, #E4DDF4
Triadic#F4DDE2, #E2F4DD
Split complementary#F4E4DD, #EDF4DD
Tetradic#F4DDEE, #F4EFDD, #DDF4E4

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%#B6C1E8
Darker −20%#90A0DB
Darker −30%#697FCF
Darker −40%#435FC2
More saturated +25%#D7DFFA
Less saturated −25%#E3E5EE

Channel breakdown

R221
G226
B244
Red221 (86.7%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue226.96°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G E2 · B F4

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