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Recognised as Colour

#CBDEE2

  • #CBDEE2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CBDEE2 is a cyan with RGB values 203, 222, 226 and HSL 190°, 28%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CBDEE2#CBDEE2
HEX#CBDEE2
RGBrgb(203, 222, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8706, 0.8863
RGB percentages79.6%, 87.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(190.4, 28.4%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.4, 10.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK10.2%, 1.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,360,866
CSS custom property--colour: #CBDEE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.09:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#34211D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADCE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D9E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C5E0DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.9Light grey · ΔE 7.4Powder blue · ΔE 9.5Light blue · ΔE 9.7Alice blue · ΔE 10.8Light cyan · ΔE 11.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.92, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CFCB
Analogous#CBE2DA, #CBD2E2
Triadic#E2CBDE, #DEE2CB
Split complementary#E2CBD2, #E2DACB
Tetradic#DACBE2, #E2CFCB, #D2E2CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF3F4
Darker −10%#AAC9D0
Darker −20%#8AB4BD
Darker −30%#69A0AB
Darker −40%#518590
More saturated +25%#C1E5EC
Less saturated −25%#D5D7D8

Channel breakdown

R203
G222
B226
Red203 (79.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue190.43°
Saturation (HSL)28.4%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G DE · B E2

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