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Recognised as Colour

#CBCCDD

  • #CBCCDD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBCCDD is a blue with RGB values 203, 204, 221 and HSL 237°, 21%, 83%. 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

#CBCCDD#CBCCDD
HEX#CBCCDD
RGBrgb(203, 204, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8, 0.8667
RGB percentages79.6%, 80%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(236.7, 20.9%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 8.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK8.1%, 7.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,356,253
CSS custom property--colour: #CBCCDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 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#343322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7CDDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C7CFD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 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 8.8Light grey · ΔE 9.2Lavender · ΔE 9.5Silver · ΔE 10.2Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5Thistle · ΔE 10.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDDCCB
Analogous#CBD5DD, #D3CBDD
Triadic#DDCBCC, #CCDDCB
Split complementary#DDD3CB, #D5DDCB
Tetradic#DDCBD5, #DDDCCB, #CBDDD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAEAF1
Darker −10%#ACAEC9
Darker −20%#8D90B5
Darker −30%#6E71A1
Darker −40%#575A85
More saturated +25%#C0C2E8
Less saturated −25%#D4D4D4

Channel breakdown

R203
G204
B221
Red203 (79.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue236.67°
Saturation (HSL)20.93%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G CC · B DD

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