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Colour

#CBD6F8

  • #CBD6F8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBD6F8 is a blue with RGB values 203, 214, 248 and HSL 225°, 76%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CBD6F8#CBD6F8
HEX#CBD6F8
RGBrgb(203, 214, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8392, 0.9725
RGB percentages79.6%, 83.9%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(225.3, 76.3%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 18.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK18.1%, 13.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,358,840
CSS custom property--colour: #CBD6F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.51:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#342907

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD8FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D5F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C1DCE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9Lavender · ΔE 10.2Thistle · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 15.5Light grey · ΔE 18.2Gainsboro · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8EDCB
Analogous#CBEDF8, #D6CBF8
Triadic#F8CBD6, #D6F8CB
Split complementary#F8D6CB, #EDF8CB
Tetradic#F8CBED, #F8EDCB, #CBF8D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F9FE
Darker −10%#9EB3F2
Darker −20%#718FEC
Darker −30%#446CE6
Darker −40%#1D4BDA
More saturated +25%#C4D2FF
Less saturated −25%#D2DAF1

Channel breakdown

R203
G214
B248
Red203 (79.6%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue225.33°
Saturation (HSL)76.27%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G D6 · B F8

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