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Colour

#CBE1E2

  • #CBE1E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CBE1E2 is a cyan with RGB values 203, 225, 226 and HSL 183°, 28%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CBE1E2#CBE1E2
HEX#CBE1E2
RGBrgb(203, 225, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8824, 0.8863
RGB percentages79.6%, 88.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(182.6, 28.4%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.6, 10.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK10.2%, 0.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,361,634
CSS custom property--colour: #CBE1E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.41:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#341E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDFE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DBE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C5E3E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.7Light grey · ΔE 8.4Powder blue · ΔE 8.8Light blue · ΔE 10.2Light cyan · ΔE 10.3Alice blue · ΔE 10.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CCCB
Analogous#CBE2D7, #CBD5E2
Triadic#E2CBE1, #E1E2CB
Split complementary#E2CBD5, #E2D7CB
Tetradic#D7CBE2, #E2CCCB, #D5E2CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF4F4
Darker −10%#AACED0
Darker −20%#8ABBBD
Darker −30%#69A8AB
Darker −40%#518E90
More saturated +25%#C1EAEC
Less saturated −25%#D5D8D8

Channel breakdown

R203
G225
B226
Red203 (79.6%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue182.61°
Saturation (HSL)28.4%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G E1 · B E2

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