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Colour

#DFE3FF

  • #DFE3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DFE3FF is a blue with RGB values 223, 227, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DFE3FF#DFE3FF
HEX#DFE3FF
RGBrgb(223, 227, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8902, 1
RGB percentages87.5%, 89%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.5, 100%, 93.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 12.5%, 100%)
CMYK12.5%, 11%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,672,895
CSS custom property--colour: #DFE3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.57:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#201C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAE3FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D8E8ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.5Alice blue · ΔE 12.9Ghost white · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Lavender blush · ΔE 14.6Thistle · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.49, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFBDF
Analogous#DFF3FF, #EBDFFF
Triadic#FFDFE3, #E3FFDF
Split complementary#FFEBDF, #F3FFDF
Tetradic#FFDFF3, #FFFBDF, #DFFFEB

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%#ACB6FF
Darker −20%#798AFF
Darker −30%#465DFF
Darker −40%#1330FF
More saturated +25%#DFE3FF
Less saturated −25%#E3E6FB

Channel breakdown

R223
G227
B255
Red223 (87.5%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness93.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G E3 · B FF

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