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Colour

#DEDEFF

  • #DEDEFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DEDEFF is a blue with RGB values 222, 222, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DEDEFF#DEDEFF
HEX#DEDEFF
RGBrgb(222, 222, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8706, 1
RGB percentages87.1%, 87.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 93.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 12.9%, 100%)
CMYK12.9%, 12.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,606,079
CSS custom property--colour: #DEDEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#212100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6E2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6E0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D7E3E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.3Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3Thistle · ΔE 13.4Ghost white · ΔE 16Alice blue · ΔE 16Lavender blush · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFFDE
Analogous#DEEFFF, #EFDEFF
Triadic#FFDEDE, #DEFFDE
Split complementary#FFEFDE, #EFFFDE
Tetradic#FFDEEF, #FFFFDE, #DEFFEF

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%#ABABFF
Darker −20%#7878FF
Darker −30%#4545FF
Darker −40%#1212FF
More saturated +25%#DEDEFF
Less saturated −25%#E2E2FB

Channel breakdown

R222
G222
B255
Red222 (87.1%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness93.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G DE · B FF

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