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Recognised as Colour

#CBD3E2

  • #CBD3E2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#CBD3E2 is a blue with RGB values 203, 211, 226 and HSL 219°, 28%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CBD3E2#CBD3E2
HEX#CBD3E2
RGBrgb(203, 211, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8275, 0.8863
RGB percentages79.6%, 82.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(219.1, 28.4%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 10.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK10.2%, 6.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,358,050
CSS custom property--colour: #CBD3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64776WCAG 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 13.96:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#342C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD4E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD2E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C6D6D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8.3Lavender · ΔE 8.4Gainsboro · ΔE 9Light steelblue · ΔE 9.2Silver · ΔE 10.7Light blue · ΔE 11.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2DACB
Analogous#CBDEE2, #CECBE2
Triadic#E2CBD3, #D3E2CB
Split complementary#E2CECB, #DEE2CB
Tetradic#E2CBDE, #E2DACB, #CBE2CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECEFF4
Darker −10%#AAB7D0
Darker −20%#8A9CBD
Darker −30%#6980AB
Darker −40%#516790
More saturated +25%#C1D0EC
Less saturated −25%#D5D6D8

Channel breakdown

R203
G211
B226
Red203 (79.6%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)28.4%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G D3 · B E2

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