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Recognised as Colour

#CBCED4

  • #CBCED4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#CBCED4 is a blue with RGB values 203, 206, 212 and HSL 220°, 9%, 81%. 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

#CBCED4#CBCED4
HEX#CBCED4
RGBrgb(203, 206, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8078, 0.8314
RGB percentages79.6%, 80.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(220, 9.5%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 4.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK4.2%, 2.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,356,756
CSS custom property--colour: #CBCED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.32:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#34312B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCCED4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCDD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C9CFD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 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 text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 3.8Silver · ΔE 6Gainsboro · ΔE 6.1Lavender · ΔE 11.7Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 3.81, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4D1CB
Analogous#CBD3D4, #CCCBD4
Triadic#D4CBCE, #CED4CB
Split complementary#D4CCCB, #D3D4CB
Tetradic#D4CBD3, #D4D1CB, #CBD4CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7E8EB
Darker −10%#AFB4BD
Darker −20%#9399A6
Darker −30%#777F8F
Darker −40%#606673
More saturated +25%#BFCAE0
Less saturated −25%#D0D0D0

Channel breakdown

R203
G206
B212
Red203 (79.6%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)9.47%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G CE · B D4

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