Recognised as Colour
#DED9F4
- #DED9F4
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DED9F4 is a blue with RGB values 222, 217, 244 and HSL 251°, 55%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DED9F4#DED9F4
HEX#DED9F4
RGBrgb(222, 217, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.851, 0.9569
RGB percentages87.1%, 85.1%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(251.1, 55.1%, 90.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 11.1%, 95.7%)
CMYK9%, 11.1%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,604,788
CSS custom property--colour: #DED9F4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.34:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#21260B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EFF4D9
Analogous#D9E2F4, #ECD9F4
Triadic#F4DED9, #D9F4DE
Split complementary#F4EBD9, #E2F4D9
Tetradic#F4D9E2, #EFF4D9, #D9F4EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G217
B244
Red222 (87.1%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue251.11°
Saturation (HSL)55.1%
Lightness90.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G D9 · B F4
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