Colour

#DFE2EE

#DFE2EE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#DFE2EE is a blue with RGB values 223, 226, 238 and HSL 228°, 31%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DFE2EE#DFE2EE

HEX#DFE2EE

RGBrgb(223, 226, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8863, 0.9333

RGB percentages87.5%, 88.6%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(228, 30.6%, 90.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 6.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK6.3%, 5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,672,622

CSS custom property--colour: #DFE2EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.25:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#201D11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFE3EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEE2EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DCE4E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 6.7 Alice blue · ΔE 7.9 Ghost white · ΔE 8.3 Light grey · ΔE 8.3 White smoke · ΔE 9.1

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.66, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EEEBDF

Analogous#DFEAEE, #E4DFEE

Triadic#EEDFE2, #E2EEDF

Split complementary#EEE4DF, #EAEEDF

Tetradic#EEDFEA, #EEEBDF, #DFEEE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#BEC4DC

Darker −20%#9CA6CB

Darker −30%#7B87B9

Darker −40%#5A69A7

More saturated +25%#D9DEF4

Less saturated −25%#E5E6E8

Channel breakdown

R223

G226

B238

Red223 (87.5%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)30.61%

Lightness90.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DF · G E2 · B EE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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