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Colour

#CBD2E6

  • #CBD2E6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBD2E6 is a blue with RGB values 203, 210, 230 and HSL 224°, 35%, 85%. 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

#CBD2E6#CBD2E6
HEX#CBD2E6
RGBrgb(203, 210, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8235, 0.902
RGB percentages79.6%, 82.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(224.4, 35.1%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 11.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK11.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,357,798
CSS custom property--colour: #CBD2E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.9:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#342D19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD3E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD1E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C5D6D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Lavender · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 10.8Gainsboro · ΔE 11.3Light blue · ΔE 12.4Thistle · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6DFCB
Analogous#CBE0E6, #D2CBE6
Triadic#E6CBD2, #D2E6CB
Split complementary#E6D2CB, #E0E6CB
Tetradic#E6CBE0, #E6DFCB, #CBE6D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF0F7
Darker −10%#A9B4D5
Darker −20%#8696C5
Darker −30%#6479B4
Darker −40%#4A5F9B
More saturated +25%#C1CDF0
Less saturated −25%#D5D7DC

Channel breakdown

R203
G210
B230
Red203 (79.6%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue224.44°
Saturation (HSL)35.06%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G D2 · B E6

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