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Recognised as Colour

#CBDDE6

  • #CBDDE6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CBDDE6 is a blue with RGB values 203, 221, 230 and HSL 200°, 35%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CBDDE6#CBDDE6
HEX#CBDDE6
RGBrgb(203, 221, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8667, 0.902
RGB percentages79.6%, 86.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(200, 35.1%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 11.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK11.7%, 3.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,360,614
CSS custom property--colour: #CBDDE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.02:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#342219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DCE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D9E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#C4E0E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 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 text15.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.7Light grey · ΔE 8.1Light blue · ΔE 9Lavender · ΔE 9.8Powder blue · ΔE 10Alice blue · ΔE 10.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6D4CB
Analogous#CBE6E2, #CBD0E6
Triadic#E6CBDD, #DDE6CB
Split complementary#E6CBD0, #E6E2CB
Tetradic#E2CBE6, #E6D4CB, #D0E6CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF4F7
Darker −10%#A9C6D5
Darker −20%#86B0C5
Darker −30%#6499B4
Darker −40%#4A809B
More saturated +25%#C1E0F0
Less saturated −25%#D5DADC

Channel breakdown

R203
G221
B230
Red203 (79.6%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)35.06%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G DD · B E6

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