Recognised as Colour
#CBD5DE
- #CBD5DE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CBD5DE is a blue with RGB values 203, 213, 222 and HSL 208°, 22%, 83%. 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 grey.
Colour values
#CBD5DE#CBD5DE
HEX#CBD5DE
RGBrgb(203, 213, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8353, 0.8706
RGB percentages79.6%, 83.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(208.4, 22.4%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 8.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK8.6%, 4.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,358,558
CSS custom property--colour: #CBD5DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.11:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#342A21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DED4CB
Analogous#CBDEDD, #CBCBDE
Triadic#DECBD5, #D5DECB
Split complementary#DECBCB, #DEDDCB
Tetradic#DDCBDE, #DED4CB, #CBDECB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G213
B222
Red203 (79.6%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue208.42°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G D5 · B DE
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