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Recognised as Colour

#CBCAEB

  • #CBCAEB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBCAEB is a blue with RGB values 203, 202, 235 and HSL 242°, 45%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CBCAEB#CBCAEB
HEX#CBCAEB
RGBrgb(203, 202, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7922, 0.9216
RGB percentages79.6%, 79.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(241.8, 45.2%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.8, 14%, 92.2%)
CMYK13.6%, 14%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,355,755
CSS custom property--colour: #CBCAEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#343514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CEEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2CCEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C5CFD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9Thistle · ΔE 9.7Lavender · ΔE 11.9Light grey · ΔE 17.6Silver · ΔE 18.1Gainsboro · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAEBCA
Analogous#CADAEB, #DBCAEB
Triadic#EBCBCA, #CAEBCB
Split complementary#EBDBCA, #DAEBCA
Tetradic#EBCADA, #EAEBCA, #CAEBDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEFF9
Darker −10%#A7A5DD
Darker −20%#8280CF
Darker −30%#5E5BC1
Darker −40%#4340A9
More saturated +25%#C2C1F4
Less saturated −25%#D4D3E2

Channel breakdown

R203
G202
B235
Red203 (79.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue241.82°
Saturation (HSL)45.21%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G CA · B EB

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