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Colour

#CBD3EB

  • #CBD3EB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBD3EB is a blue with RGB values 203, 211, 235 and HSL 225°, 44%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CBD3EB#CBD3EB
HEX#CBD3EB
RGBrgb(203, 211, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8275, 0.9216
RGB percentages79.6%, 82.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(225, 44.4%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 13.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK13.6%, 10.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,358,059
CSS custom property--colour: #CBD3EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#342C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD5ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD2EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C4D7DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Lavender · ΔE 8Thistle · ΔE 12.6Light grey · ΔE 12.9Light blue · ΔE 13Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE3CB
Analogous#CBE3EB, #D3CBEB
Triadic#EBCBD3, #D3EBCB
Split complementary#EBD3CB, #E3EBCB
Tetradic#EBCBE3, #EBE3CB, #CBEBD3

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%#A6B4DD
Darker −20%#8195CF
Darker −30%#5C75C1
Darker −40%#415BA9
More saturated +25%#C2CFF4
Less saturated −25%#D4D7E2

Channel breakdown

R203
G211
B235
Red203 (79.6%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G D3 · B EB

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