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Colour

#CBD5EE

  • #CBD5EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBD5EE is a blue with RGB values 203, 213, 238 and HSL 223°, 51%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CBD5EE#CBD5EE
HEX#CBD5EE
RGBrgb(203, 213, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8353, 0.9333
RGB percentages79.6%, 83.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(222.9, 50.7%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 14.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK14.7%, 10.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,358,574
CSS custom property--colour: #CBD5EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.29:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#342A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED7EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD4EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C3DADDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.6Lavender · ΔE 7.9Light blue · ΔE 12.7Thistle · ΔE 13.4Light grey · ΔE 13.5Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE4CB
Analogous#CBE7EE, #D3CBEE
Triadic#EECBD5, #D5EECB
Split complementary#EED3CB, #E7EECB
Tetradic#EECBE7, #EEE4CB, #CBEED3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F4FB
Darker −10%#A5B6E1
Darker −20%#7E97D5
Darker −30%#5878C8
Darker −40%#3A5DB3
More saturated +25%#C2D1F7
Less saturated −25%#D4D9E5

Channel breakdown

R203
G213
B238
Red203 (79.6%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)50.72%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G D5 · B EE

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