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Colour

#DED8FF

  • #DED8FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DED8FF is a blue with RGB values 222, 216, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DED8FF#DED8FF
HEX#DED8FF
RGBrgb(222, 216, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8471, 1
RGB percentages87.1%, 84.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(249.2, 100%, 92.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 15.3%, 100%)
CMYK12.9%, 15.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,604,543
CSS custom property--colour: #DED8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.37:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#212700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0DDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0DCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D8DEE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 11Thistle · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Ghost white · ΔE 19.6Lavender blush · ΔE 19.8Alice blue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9FFD8
Analogous#D8E5FF, #F2D8FF
Triadic#FFDED8, #D8FFDE
Split complementary#FFF2D8, #E5FFD8
Tetradic#FFD8E5, #F9FFD8, #D8FFF2

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%#B3A5FF
Darker −20%#8872FF
Darker −30%#5D3FFF
Darker −40%#310CFF
More saturated +25%#DED8FF
Less saturated −25%#E1DDFA

Channel breakdown

R222
G216
B255
Red222 (87.1%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue249.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness92.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G D8 · B FF

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