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Recognised as Colour

#DEDDE7

  • #DEDDE7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DEDDE7 is a blue with RGB values 222, 221, 231 and HSL 246°, 17%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DEDDE7#DEDDE7
HEX#DEDDE7
RGBrgb(222, 221, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8667, 0.9059
RGB percentages87.1%, 86.7%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(246, 17.2%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 4.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK3.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,605,799
CSS custom property--colour: #DEDDE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.6:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#212218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDEE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDEE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DCDEE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.3Lavender · ΔE 6.1Light grey · ΔE 6.5Alice blue · ΔE 9.4Lavender blush · ΔE 9.4Ghost white · ΔE 9.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6E7DD
Analogous#DDE1E7, #E3DDE7
Triadic#E7DEDD, #DDE7DE
Split complementary#E7E3DD, #E1E7DD
Tetradic#E7DDE1, #E6E7DD, #DDE7E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFBFC
Darker −10%#C1BFD2
Darker −20%#A4A1BD
Darker −30%#8783A8
Darker −40%#6B6791
More saturated +25%#D8D6EE
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R222
G221
B231
Red222 (87.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)17.24%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G DD · B E7

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