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Colour

#CBDAFF

  • #CBDAFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CBDAFF is a blue with RGB values 203, 218, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CBDAFF#CBDAFF
HEX#CBDAFF
RGBrgb(203, 218, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8549, 1
RGB percentages79.6%, 85.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(222.7, 100%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 20.4%, 100%)
CMYK20.4%, 14.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,359,871
CSS custom property--colour: #CBDAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.01:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#342500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFDCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#BEE1E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Lavender · ΔE 11.2Light blue · ΔE 16.1Thistle · ΔE 16.5Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Alice blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF0CB
Analogous#CBF4FF, #D6CBFF
Triadic#FFCBDA, #DAFFCB
Split complementary#FFD6CB, #F4FFCB
Tetradic#FFCBF4, #FFF0CB, #CBFFD6

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%#98B6FF
Darker −20%#6591FF
Darker −30%#326DFF
Darker −40%#0049FE
More saturated +25%#CBDAFF
Less saturated −25%#D2DDF9

Channel breakdown

R203
G218
B255
Red203 (79.6%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue222.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G DA · B FF

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