Colour

#DFE2F3

#DFE2F3
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#DFE2F3 is a blue with RGB values 223, 226, 243 and HSL 231°, 45%, 91%. 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

#DFE2F3#DFE2F3

HEX#DFE2F3

RGBrgb(223, 226, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8863, 0.9529

RGB percentages87.5%, 88.6%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(231, 45.5%, 91.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231, 8.2%, 95.3%)

CMYK8.2%, 7%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,672,627

CSS custom property--colour: #DFE2F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.31:1

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

Contrast with black16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#201D0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEE3F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDE2F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DBE5E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 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 text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 2.5 Alice blue · ΔE 9 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.2 Ghost white · ΔE 9.3 Light grey · ΔE 10.5 Lavender blush · ΔE 10.6

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 2.53, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F3F0DF

Analogous#DFECF3, #E6DFF3

Triadic#F3DFE2, #E2F3DF

Split complementary#F3E6DF, #ECF3DF

Tetradic#F3DFEC, #F3F0DF, #DFF3E6

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%#BAC0E5

Darker −20%#959FD7

Darker −30%#707DC9

Darker −40%#4B5CBB

More saturated +25%#DADEF9

Less saturated −25%#E5E6EE

Channel breakdown

R223

G226

B243

Red223 (87.5%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue231°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness91.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DF · G E2 · B F3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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