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Recognised as Colour

#CDC8EE

  • #CDC8EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CDC8EE is a blue with RGB values 205, 200, 238 and HSL 248°, 53%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CDC8EE#CDC8EE
HEX#CDC8EE
RGBrgb(205, 200, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7843, 0.9333
RGB percentages80.4%, 78.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(247.9, 52.8%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 16%, 93.3%)
CMYK13.9%, 16%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,486,318
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC8EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#323711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CDF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0CBEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C7CED5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Lavender · ΔE 14Light grey · ΔE 20.4Silver · ΔE 20.7Gainsboro · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9EEC8
Analogous#C8D6EE, #E0C8EE
Triadic#EECDC8, #C8EECD
Split complementary#EEE0C8, #D6EEC8
Tetradic#EEC8D6, #E9EEC8, #C8EEE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0EFFA
Darker −10%#AAA1E2
Darker −20%#867AD6
Darker −30%#6353CA
Darker −40%#4737B3
More saturated +25%#C6BFF7
Less saturated −25%#D4D1E5

Channel breakdown

R205
G200
B238
Red205 (80.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue247.89°
Saturation (HSL)52.78%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G C8 · B EE

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