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Colour

#DEE5EC

  • #DEE5EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DEE5EC is a blue with RGB values 222, 229, 236 and HSL 210°, 27%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DEE5EC#DEE5EC
HEX#DEE5EC
RGBrgb(222, 229, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.898, 0.9255
RGB percentages87.1%, 89.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(210, 26.9%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 5.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK5.9%, 3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,607,852
CSS custom property--colour: #DEE5EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.52:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#211A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E5ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E3ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DBE7E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.2Alice blue · ΔE 6.6Lavender · ΔE 7.3White smoke · ΔE 7.3Light grey · ΔE 7.4Ghost white · ΔE 7.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFFFF
Darker −10%#BECCD9
Darker −20%#9DB2C7
Darker −30%#7D99B4
Darker −40%#5D7FA1
More saturated +25%#D8E5F3
Less saturated −25%#E5E5E6

Channel breakdown

R222
G229
B236
Red222 (87.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)26.92%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G E5 · B EC

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