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Recognised as Colour

#CBE0F9

  • #CBE0F9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#CBE0F9 is a blue with RGB values 203, 224, 249 and HSL 213°, 79%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#CBE0F9#CBE0F9
HEX#CBE0F9
RGBrgb(203, 224, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8784, 0.9765
RGB percentages79.6%, 87.8%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(212.6, 79.3%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 18.5%, 97.6%)
CMYK18.5%, 10%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,361,401
CSS custom property--colour: #CBE0F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.57:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#341F06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7E0FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2DCF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BFE5E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 8.1Light steelblue · ΔE 10Light blue · ΔE 10.6Alice blue · ΔE 13.5Powder blue · ΔE 14Gainsboro · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9E4CB
Analogous#CBF7F9, #CDCBF9
Triadic#F9CBE0, #E0F9CB
Split complementary#F9CDCB, #F7F9CB
Tetradic#F9CBF7, #F9E4CB, #CBF9CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9FBFE
Darker −10%#9DC5F4
Darker −20%#70A9EE
Darker −30%#428EE9
Darker −40%#1A73DE
More saturated +25%#C5DFFF
Less saturated −25%#D2E1F2

Channel breakdown

R203
G224
B249
Red203 (79.6%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue212.61°
Saturation (HSL)79.31%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G E0 · B F9

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