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Colour

#CBCAFF

  • #CBCAFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBCAFF is a blue with RGB values 203, 202, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CBCAFF#CBCAFF
HEX#CBCAFF
RGBrgb(203, 202, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7922, 1
RGB percentages79.6%, 79.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(241.1, 100%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 20.8%, 100%)
CMYK20.4%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,355,775
CSS custom property--colour: #CBCAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.43:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#343500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDD0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBCDFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C0D3DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Thistle · ΔE 17Lavender · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Plum · ΔE 23.8Light blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFFCA
Analogous#CAE3FF, #E6CAFF
Triadic#FFCBCA, #CAFFCB
Split complementary#FFE6CA, #E3FFCA
Tetradic#FFCAE3, #FEFFCA, #CAFFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFDFF
Darker −10%#9997FF
Darker −20%#6764FF
Darker −30%#3531FF
Darker −40%#0500FD
More saturated +25%#CBCAFF
Less saturated −25%#D1D1F8

Channel breakdown

R203
G202
B255
Red203 (79.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue241.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G CA · B FF

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