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Recognised as Colour

#CBCBDF

  • #CBCBDF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBCBDF is a blue with RGB values 203, 203, 223 and HSL 240°, 24%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CBCBDF#CBCBDF
HEX#CBCBDF
RGBrgb(203, 203, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7961, 0.8745
RGB percentages79.6%, 79.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(240, 23.8%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 9%, 87.5%)
CMYK9%, 9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,355,999
CSS custom property--colour: #CBCBDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.15:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#343420

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CDE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CCDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C7CED1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3Lavender · ΔE 9.6Thistle · ΔE 9.7Light grey · ΔE 10.8Silver · ΔE 11.5Gainsboro · ΔE 11.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFDFCB
Analogous#CBD5DF, #D5CBDF
Triadic#DFCBCB, #CBDFCB
Split complementary#DFD5CB, #D5DFCB
Tetradic#DFCBD5, #DFDFCB, #CBDFD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBEBF2
Darker −10%#ABABCC
Darker −20%#8C8CB8
Darker −30%#6C6CA5
Darker −40%#555589
More saturated +25%#C0C0EA
Less saturated −25%#D5D5D5

Channel breakdown

R203
G203
B223
Red203 (79.6%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G CB · B DF

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