Recognised as Colour
#CDC8FD
- #CDC8FD
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDC8FD is a blue with RGB values 205, 200, 253 and HSL 246°, 93%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CDC8FD#CDC8FD
HEX#CDC8FD
RGBrgb(205, 200, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7843, 0.9922
RGB percentages80.4%, 78.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(245.7, 93%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 20.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK19%, 20.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,486,333
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC8FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.28:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#323702
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F8FDC8
Analogous#C8DEFD, #E8C8FD
Triadic#FDCDC8, #C8FDCD
Split complementary#FDE8C8, #DEFDC8
Tetradic#FDC8DD, #F8FDC8, #C8FDE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G200
B253
Red205 (80.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue245.66°
Saturation (HSL)92.98%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G C8 · B FD
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