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Colour

#DFECFA

  • #DFECFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DFECFA is a blue with RGB values 223, 236, 250 and HSL 211°, 73%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DFECFA#DFECFA
HEX#DFECFA
RGBrgb(223, 236, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.9255, 0.9804
RGB percentages87.5%, 92.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(211.1, 73%, 92.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 10.8%, 98%)
CMYK10.8%, 5.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,675,194
CSS custom property--colour: #DFECFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.52:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#201305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7ECFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E9FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D9EFF0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.6Alice blue · ΔE 5.9Ghost white · ΔE 7.5White smoke · ΔE 9.2Azure · ΔE 9.5Gainsboro · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAEDDF
Analogous#DFFAFA, #E0DFFA
Triadic#FADFEC, #ECFADF
Split complementary#FAE0DF, #FAFADF
Tetradic#FADFFA, #FAEDDF, #DFFAE0

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%#B3D2F3
Darker −20%#87B8EC
Darker −30%#5B9DE5
Darker −40%#2F83DE
More saturated +25%#DAECFF
Less saturated −25%#E4ECF5

Channel breakdown

R223
G236
B250
Red223 (87.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue211.11°
Saturation (HSL)72.97%
Lightness92.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G EC · B FA

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