Colour

#CCDDE6

#CCDDE6
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#CCDDE6 is a blue with RGB values 204, 221, 230 and HSL 201°, 34%, 85%. 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

#CCDDE6#CCDDE6

HEX#CCDDE6

RGBrgb(204, 221, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.8667, 0.902

RGB percentages80%, 86.7%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(200.8, 34.2%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 11.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK11.3%, 3.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,426,150

CSS custom property--colour: #CCDDE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.05:1

Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#332219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9DCE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5D9E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#C5E0E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.5 Light grey · ΔE 7.9 Light blue · ΔE 9.3 Lavender · ΔE 9.5 Powder blue · ΔE 10.4 Alice blue · ΔE 10.6

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E6D5CC

Analogous#CCE6E2, #CCD0E6

Triadic#E6CCDD, #DDE6CC

Split complementary#E6CCD0, #E6E2CC

Tetradic#E2CCE6, #E6D5CC, #D0E6CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EEF4F7

Darker −10%#AAC6D5

Darker −20%#88AFC4

Darker −30%#6599B4

Darker −40%#4C7F9A

More saturated +25%#C3E0F0

Less saturated −25%#D6DADD

Channel breakdown

R204

G221

B230

Red204 (80%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue200.77°

Saturation (HSL)34.21%

Lightness85.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G DD · B E6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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