Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#CBE3FF

  • #CBE3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#CBE3FF is a blue with RGB values 203, 227, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#CBE3FF#CBE3FF
HEX#CBE3FF
RGBrgb(203, 227, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8902, 1
RGB percentages79.6%, 89%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.3, 100%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 20.4%, 100%)
CMYK20.4%, 11%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,362,175
CSS custom property--colour: #CBE3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.97:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#341C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9E3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3DEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BEE9ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 9.1Light steelblue · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 11.4Alice blue · ΔE 14.3Powder blue · ΔE 14.8Ghost white · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE7CB
Analogous#CBFDFF, #CDCBFF
Triadic#FFCBE3, #E3FFCB
Split complementary#FFCDCB, #FDFFCB
Tetradic#FFCBFD, #FFE7CB, #CBFFCD

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%#98C8FF
Darker −20%#65ACFF
Darker −30%#3291FF
Darker −40%#0075FE
More saturated +25%#CBE3FF
Less saturated −25%#D2E3F9

Channel breakdown

R203
G227
B255
Red203 (79.6%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G E3 · B FF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “cbe3ff” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.