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Colour

#DFDDE9

  • #DFDDE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DFDDE9 is a blue with RGB values 223, 221, 233 and HSL 250°, 21%, 89%. 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

#DFDDE9#DFDDE9
HEX#DFDDE9
RGBrgb(223, 221, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8667, 0.9137
RGB percentages87.5%, 86.7%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(250, 21.4%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 5.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK4.3%, 5.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,337
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDDE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223 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#202216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDEEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDEE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DDDFE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
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

Lavender · ΔE 5.3Gainsboro · ΔE 6.4Light grey · ΔE 7.5Lavender blush · ΔE 9.5Ghost white · ΔE 9.6Alice blue · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E9DD
Analogous#DDE1E9, #E5DDE9
Triadic#E9DFDD, #DDE9DF
Split complementary#E9E5DD, #E1E9DD
Tetradic#E9DDE1, #E7E9DD, #DDE9E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFCFD
Darker −10%#C2BED5
Darker −20%#A59FC1
Darker −30%#8880AD
Darker −40%#6B6298
More saturated +25%#DAD6F0
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R223
G221
B233
Red223 (87.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G DD · B E9

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