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Recognised as Colour

#CBD0E3

  • #CBD0E3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBD0E3 is a blue with RGB values 203, 208, 227 and HSL 227°, 30%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CBD0E3#CBD0E3
HEX#CBD0E3
RGBrgb(203, 208, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8157, 0.8902
RGB percentages79.6%, 81.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(227.5, 30%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 10.6%, 89%)
CMYK10.6%, 8.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,357,283
CSS custom property--colour: #CBD0E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.67:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#342F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD1E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D0E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C6D3D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Lavender · ΔE 8.4Light grey · ΔE 10.2Gainsboro · ΔE 10.9Silver · ΔE 11.7Thistle · ΔE 11.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3DECB
Analogous#CBDCE3, #D2CBE3
Triadic#E3CBD0, #D0E3CB
Split complementary#E3D2CB, #DCE3CB
Tetradic#E3CBDC, #E3DECB, #CBE3D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECEEF5
Darker −10%#AAB2D1
Darker −20%#8994BF
Darker −30%#6876AD
Darker −40%#4F5D93
More saturated +25%#C1CAED
Less saturated −25%#D5D6D9

Channel breakdown

R203
G208
B227
Red203 (79.6%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue227.5°
Saturation (HSL)30%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G D0 · B E3

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