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Recognised as Colour

#CBD1EB

  • #CBD1EB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBD1EB is a blue with RGB values 203, 209, 235 and HSL 229°, 44%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CBD1EB#CBD1EB
HEX#CBD1EB
RGBrgb(203, 209, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8196, 0.9216
RGB percentages79.6%, 82%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(228.8, 44.4%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 13.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK13.6%, 11.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,357,547
CSS custom property--colour: #CBD1EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.86:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#342E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD3ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C4D6D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Lavender · ΔE 8.6Thistle · ΔE 11.7Light grey · ΔE 13.8Light blue · ΔE 14.1Gainsboro · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE5CB
Analogous#CBE1EB, #D5CBEB
Triadic#EBCBD1, #D1EBCB
Split complementary#EBD5CB, #E1EBCB
Tetradic#EBCBE1, #EBE5CB, #CBEBD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F2F9
Darker −10%#A6B0DD
Darker −20%#8190CF
Darker −30%#5C6FC1
Darker −40%#4154A9
More saturated +25%#C2CBF4
Less saturated −25%#D4D7E2

Channel breakdown

R203
G209
B235
Red203 (79.6%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue228.75°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G D1 · B EB

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