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Recognised as Colour

#CDC3FD

  • #CDC3FD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CDC3FD is a blue with RGB values 205, 195, 253 and HSL 250°, 94%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CDC3FD#CDC3FD
HEX#CDC3FD
RGBrgb(205, 195, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7647, 0.9922
RGB percentages80.4%, 76.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(250.3, 93.5%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 22.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK19%, 22.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,485,053
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC3FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.82:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#323C02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C9FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C4CCD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 18.1Plum · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Lavender · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3FDC3
Analogous#C3D6FD, #EAC3FD
Triadic#FDCDC3, #C3FDCD
Split complementary#FDEAC3, #D6FDC3
Tetradic#FDC3D6, #F3FDC3, #C3FDEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F4FF
Darker −10%#A492FB
Darker −20%#7B60FA
Darker −30%#522FF8
Darker −40%#2F08EC
More saturated +25%#CCC1FF
Less saturated −25%#D2CBF5

Channel breakdown

R205
G195
B253
Red205 (80.4%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue250.34°
Saturation (HSL)93.55%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G C3 · B FD

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