Recognised as Colour
#DFDCF2
- #DFDCF2
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DFDCF2 is a blue with RGB values 223, 220, 242 and HSL 248°, 46%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DFDCF2#DFDCF2
HEX#DFDCF2
RGBrgb(223, 220, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8627, 0.949
RGB percentages87.5%, 86.3%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(248.2, 45.8%, 90.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.2, 9.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK7.9%, 9.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,090
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDCF2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.66:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#20230D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EFF2DC
Analogous#DCE4F2, #EADCF2
Triadic#F2DFDC, #DCF2DF
Split complementary#F2EADC, #E4F2DC
Tetradic#F2DCE4, #EFF2DC, #DCF2EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G220
B242
Red223 (87.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue248.18°
Saturation (HSL)45.83%
Lightness90.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G DC · B F2
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