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Colour

#CBCDED

  • #CBCDED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBCDED is a blue with RGB values 203, 205, 237 and HSL 236°, 49%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CBCDED#CBCDED
HEX#CBCDED
RGBrgb(203, 205, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8039, 0.9294
RGB percentages79.6%, 80.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(236.5, 48.6%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.5, 14.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK14.3%, 13.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,356,525
CSS custom property--colour: #CBCDED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.49:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#343212

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5D0EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CEECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#C4D2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 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 text13.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4Thistle · ΔE 10.6Lavender · ΔE 10.9Light grey · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.1Gainsboro · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDEBCB
Analogous#CBDEED, #DACBED
Triadic#EDCBCD, #CDEDCB
Split complementary#EDDACB, #DEEDCB
Tetradic#EDCBDE, #EDEBCB, #CBEDDA

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%#A5A9E0
Darker −20%#7F84D3
Darker −30%#5960C6
Darker −40%#3D43AF
More saturated +25%#C2C5F6
Less saturated −25%#D4D5E4

Channel breakdown

R203
G205
B237
Red203 (79.6%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue236.47°
Saturation (HSL)48.57%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G CD · B ED

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