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Recognised as Colour

#CBD4FF

  • #CBD4FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBD4FF is a blue with RGB values 203, 212, 255 and HSL 230°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CBD4FF#CBD4FF
HEX#CBD4FF
RGBrgb(203, 212, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8314, 1
RGB percentages79.6%, 83.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.6, 100%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 20.4%, 100%)
CMYK20.4%, 16.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,358,335
CSS custom property--colour: #CBD4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.4:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#342B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BFDCE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12Lavender · ΔE 14Thistle · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7Light blue · ΔE 19.7Sky blue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF6CB
Analogous#CBEEFF, #DCCBFF
Triadic#FFCBD4, #D4FFCB
Split complementary#FFDCCB, #EEFFCB
Tetradic#FFCBEE, #FFF6CB, #CBFFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFF
Darker −10%#98AAFF
Darker −20%#6580FF
Darker −30%#3255FF
Darker −40%#002CFE
More saturated +25%#CBD4FF
Less saturated −25%#D2D8F9

Channel breakdown

R203
G212
B255
Red203 (79.6%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G D4 · B FF

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