Recognised as Colour

#DEE4EA

#DEE4EA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DEE4EA is a blue with RGB values 222, 228, 234 and HSL 210°, 22%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

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HEX#DEE4EA

RGBrgb(222, 228, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8941, 0.9176

RGB percentages87.1%, 89.4%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(210, 22.2%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 5.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK5.1%, 2.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,607,594

CSS custom property--colour: #DEE4EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#211B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2E4EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0E3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DBE5E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.5 Light grey · ΔE 6.8 Alice blue · ΔE 6.9 White smoke · ΔE 7.3 Lavender · ΔE 7.8 Ghost white · ΔE 7.8

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.51, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EAE4DE

Analogous#DEEAEA, #DEDEEA

Triadic#EADEE4, #E4EADE

Split complementary#EADEDE, #EAEADE

Tetradic#EADEEA, #EAE4DE, #DEEADE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDFDFE

Darker −10%#BFCBD6

Darker −20%#A0B1C2

Darker −30%#8198AE

Darker −40%#627E9A

More saturated +25%#D7E4F1

Less saturated −25%#E4E4E4

Channel breakdown

R222

G228

B234

Red222 (87.1%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)22.22%

Lightness89.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G E4 · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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