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Recognised as Colour

#CBE8EF

  • #CBE8EF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#CBE8EF is a cyan with RGB values 203, 232, 239 and HSL 192°, 53%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#CBE8EF#CBE8EF
HEX#CBE8EF
RGBrgb(203, 232, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.9098, 0.9373
RGB percentages79.6%, 91%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(191.7, 52.9%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.7, 15.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK15.1%, 2.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,363,439
CSS custom property--colour: #CBE8EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.33:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#341710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCE1EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C1EBEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.4Light blue · ΔE 8.5Light cyan · ΔE 8.6Alice blue · ΔE 10Azure · ΔE 10.5Gainsboro · ΔE 10.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.39, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD2CB
Analogous#CBEFE4, #CBD6EF
Triadic#EFCBE8, #E8EFCB
Split complementary#EFCBD6, #EFE4CB
Tetradic#E4CBEF, #EFD2CB, #D6EFCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F9FB
Darker −10%#A4D7E3
Darker −20%#7DC5D7
Darker −30%#56B4CB
Darker −40%#389DB6
More saturated +25%#C3EDF8
Less saturated −25%#D3E3E7

Channel breakdown

R203
G232
B239
Red203 (79.6%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue191.67°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G E8 · B EF

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