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Colour

#DEDEEC

  • #DEDEEC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DEDEEC is a blue with RGB values 222, 222, 236 and HSL 240°, 27%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DEDEEC#DEDEEC
HEX#DEDEEC
RGBrgb(222, 222, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8706, 0.9255
RGB percentages87.1%, 87.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(240, 26.9%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 5.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK5.9%, 5.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,606,060
CSS custom property--colour: #DEDEEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.77:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#212113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDFEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDFECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DBE0E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.3Gainsboro · ΔE 7.4Light grey · ΔE 8.5Alice blue · ΔE 9.6Ghost white · ΔE 9.7Lavender blush · ΔE 10.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.27, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECECDE
Analogous#DEE5EC, #E5DEEC
Triadic#ECDEDE, #DEECDE
Split complementary#ECE5DE, #E5ECDE
Tetradic#ECDEE5, #ECECDE, #DEECE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFF
Darker −10%#BEBED9
Darker −20%#9D9DC7
Darker −30%#7D7DB4
Darker −40%#5D5DA1
More saturated +25%#D8D8F3
Less saturated −25%#E5E5E6

Channel breakdown

R222
G222
B236
Red222 (87.1%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)26.92%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G DE · B EC

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