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Recognised as Colour

#CBCDDB

  • #CBCDDB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#CBCDDB is a blue with RGB values 203, 205, 219 and HSL 232°, 18%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CBCDDB#CBCDDB
HEX#CBCDDB
RGBrgb(203, 205, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8039, 0.8588
RGB percentages79.6%, 80.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(232.5, 18.2%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 7.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK7.3%, 6.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,356,507
CSS custom property--colour: #CBCDDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.29:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#343224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACEDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CDDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C8CFD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.7Silver · ΔE 8.9Gainsboro · ΔE 9Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6Lavender · ΔE 9.7Thistle · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD9CB
Analogous#CBD5DB, #D1CBDB
Triadic#DBCBCD, #CDDBCB
Split complementary#DBD1CB, #D5DBCB
Tetradic#DBCBD5, #DBD9CB, #CBDBD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9EAF0
Darker −10%#ADB0C6
Darker −20%#8F93B1
Darker −30%#71769C
Darker −40%#595E81
More saturated +25%#C0C5E6
Less saturated −25%#D3D3D3

Channel breakdown

R203
G205
B219
Red203 (79.6%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G CD · B DB

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