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Recognised as Colour

#DEDAF5

  • #DEDAF5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DEDAF5 is a blue with RGB values 222, 218, 245 and HSL 249°, 57%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DEDAF5#DEDAF5
HEX#DEDAF5
RGBrgb(222, 218, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8549, 0.9608
RGB percentages87.1%, 85.5%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(248.9, 57.4%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 11%, 96.1%)
CMYK9.4%, 11%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,605,045
CSS custom property--colour: #DEDAF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.45:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#21250A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5DDF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5DDF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DADEE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.5Thistle · ΔE 11.1Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2Ghost white · ΔE 14.4Lavender blush · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1F5DA
Analogous#DAE3F5, #ECDAF5
Triadic#F5DEDA, #DAF5DE
Split complementary#F5ECDA, #E3F5DA
Tetradic#F5DAE3, #F1F5DA, #DAF5EC

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%#BAB2EA
Darker −20%#968ADF
Darker −30%#7362D4
Darker −40%#4F39CA
More saturated +25%#DAD4FB
Less saturated −25%#E2E0EF

Channel breakdown

R222
G218
B245
Red222 (87.1%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue248.89°
Saturation (HSL)57.45%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G DA · B F5

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