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Recognised as Colour

#CBCAEE

  • #CBCAEE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBCAEE is a blue with RGB values 203, 202, 238 and HSL 242°, 51%, 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

#CBCAEE#CBCAEE
HEX#CBCAEE
RGBrgb(203, 202, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7922, 0.9333
RGB percentages79.6%, 79.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(241.7, 51.4%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.7, 15.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK14.7%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,355,758
CSS custom property--colour: #CBCAEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.22:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#343511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CEF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CCEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C4D0D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 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 text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Thistle · ΔE 10.5Lavender · ΔE 12.8Light grey · ΔE 19.2Light blue · ΔE 19.3Silver · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDEECA
Analogous#CADBEE, #DDCAEE
Triadic#EECBCA, #CAEECB
Split complementary#EEDDCA, #DBEECA
Tetradic#EECADB, #EDEECA, #CAEEDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F1FA
Darker −10%#A5A3E2
Darker −20%#7F7DD5
Darker −30%#5956C9
Darker −40%#3D39B3
More saturated +25%#C3C1F7
Less saturated −25%#D3D3E5

Channel breakdown

R203
G202
B238
Red203 (79.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue241.67°
Saturation (HSL)51.43%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G CA · B EE

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