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Colour

#DFE4EE

  • #DFE4EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DFE4EE is a blue with RGB values 223, 228, 238 and HSL 220°, 31%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DFE4EE#DFE4EE
HEX#DFE4EE
RGBrgb(223, 228, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8941, 0.9333
RGB percentages87.5%, 89.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(220, 30.6%, 90.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 6.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK6.3%, 4.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,673,134
CSS custom property--colour: #DFE4EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.47:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#201B11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E4EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0E3EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DCE6E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.7Gainsboro · ΔE 6.1Alice blue · ΔE 7Ghost white · ΔE 7.6Light grey · ΔE 8White smoke · ΔE 8.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE9DF
Analogous#DFECEE, #E2DFEE
Triadic#EEDFE4, #E4EEDF
Split complementary#EEE2DF, #ECEEDF
Tetradic#EEDFEC, #EEE9DF, #DFEEE2

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%#BEC8DC
Darker −20%#9CACCB
Darker −30%#7B90B9
Darker −40%#5A74A7
More saturated +25%#D9E2F4
Less saturated −25%#E5E6E8

Channel breakdown

R223
G228
B238
Red223 (87.5%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness90.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G E4 · B EE

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