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Colour

#DFE6FC

  • #DFE6FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DFE6FC is a blue with RGB values 223, 230, 252 and HSL 226°, 83%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DFE6FC#DFE6FC
HEX#DFE6FC
RGBrgb(223, 230, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.902, 0.9882
RGB percentages87.5%, 90.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(225.5, 82.9%, 93.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 11.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK11.5%, 8.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,673,660
CSS custom property--colour: #DFE6FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.86:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#201903

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E8FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE5FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D9EAEDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 2.6Alice blue · ΔE 9.8Ghost white · ΔE 10.3Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Lavender blush · ΔE 12.5White smoke · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 2.6, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCF5DF
Analogous#DFF5FC, #E7DFFC
Triadic#FCDFE6, #E6FCDF
Split complementary#FCE7DF, #F5FCDF
Tetradic#FCDFF5, #FCF5DF, #DFFCE7

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%#B0C2F8
Darker −20%#829DF3
Darker −30%#5379EF
Darker −40%#2454EB
More saturated +25%#DCE4FF
Less saturated −25%#E3E8F8

Channel breakdown

R223
G230
B252
Red223 (87.5%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue225.52°
Saturation (HSL)82.86%
Lightness93.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G E6 · B FC

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