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Colour

#DFDCE9

  • #DFDCE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DFDCE9 is a blue with RGB values 223, 220, 233 and HSL 254°, 23%, 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 Lavender.

Colour values

#DFDCE9#DFDCE9
HEX#DFDCE9
RGBrgb(223, 220, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8627, 0.9137
RGB percentages87.5%, 86.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(253.8, 22.8%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 5.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK4.3%, 5.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,081
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDCE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.55:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#202316

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADEEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADDE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DDDEE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 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 text15.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.1Gainsboro · ΔE 6.9Light grey · ΔE 7.8Lavender blush · ΔE 9.8Ghost white · ΔE 10Alice blue · ΔE 10.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6E9DC
Analogous#DCE0E9, #E5DCE9
Triadic#E9DFDC, #DCE9DF
Split complementary#E9E5DC, #E0E9DC
Tetradic#E9DCE0, #E6E9DC, #DCE9E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFBFD
Darker −10%#C2BDD5
Darker −20%#A69DC2
Darker −30%#897EAE
Darker −40%#6D6099
More saturated +25%#DBD5F0
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R223
G220
B233
Red223 (87.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue253.85°
Saturation (HSL)22.81%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G DC · B E9

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