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Recognised as Colour

#DFDEE4

  • #DFDEE4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFDEE4 is a blue with RGB values 223, 222, 228 and HSL 250°, 10%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DFDEE4#DFDEE4
HEX#DFDEE4
RGBrgb(223, 222, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8706, 0.8941
RGB percentages87.5%, 87.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(250, 10%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 2.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK2.2%, 2.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,588
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDEE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73532WCAG 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 15.71:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#20211B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDFE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDDFE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DEDFE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 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 text15.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.3Light grey · ΔE 5.2Lavender · ΔE 7.9White smoke · ΔE 8.4Lavender blush · ΔE 8.9Alice blue · ΔE 9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.29, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3E4DE
Analogous#DEE0E4, #E2DEE4
Triadic#E4DFDE, #DEE4DF
Split complementary#E4E2DE, #E0E4DE
Tetradic#E4DEE0, #E3E4DE, #DEE4E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFAFB
Darker −10%#C4C2CD
Darker −20%#A9A6B6
Darker −30%#8D8A9F
Darker −40%#736F87
More saturated +25%#DAD6EB
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R223
G222
B228
Red223 (87.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G DE · B E4

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