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Colour

#DFE6FE

  • #DFE6FE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DFE6FE is a blue with RGB values 223, 230, 254 and HSL 226°, 94%, 94%. 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

#DFE6FE#DFE6FE
HEX#DFE6FE
RGBrgb(223, 230, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.902, 0.9961
RGB percentages87.5%, 90.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(226.5, 93.9%, 93.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 12.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK12.2%, 9.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,673,662
CSS custom property--colour: #DFE6FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.89:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#201901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDE5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D8EAEEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.1Alice blue · ΔE 10.6Ghost white · ΔE 11.1Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1Lavender blush · ΔE 13.2White smoke · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.12, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF7DF
Analogous#DFF5FE, #E8DFFE
Triadic#FEDFE6, #E6FEDF
Split complementary#FEE8DF, #F6FEDF
Tetradic#FEDFF5, #FEF7DF, #DFFEE8

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%#AEBFFC
Darker −20%#7C99FB
Darker −30%#4B72F9
Darker −40%#194BF8
More saturated +25%#DEE5FF
Less saturated −25%#E3E8FA

Channel breakdown

R223
G230
B254
Red223 (87.5%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue226.45°
Saturation (HSL)93.94%
Lightness93.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G E6 · B FE

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