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Recognised as Colour

#CDC9EA

  • #CDC9EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CDC9EA is a blue with RGB values 205, 201, 234 and HSL 247°, 44%, 85%. 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

#CDC9EA#CDC9EA
HEX#CDC9EA
RGBrgb(205, 201, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7882, 0.9176
RGB percentages80.4%, 78.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(247.3, 44%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 14.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK12.4%, 14.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,486,570
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC9EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60693WCAG 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 13.14:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#323615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CDECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2CCE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C8CED4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 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 text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.8Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8Lavender · ΔE 12.1Light grey · ΔE 17.7Silver · ΔE 18.1Gainsboro · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6EAC9
Analogous#C9D6EA, #DEC9EA
Triadic#EACDC9, #C9EACD
Split complementary#EADEC9, #D5EAC9
Tetradic#EAC9D6, #E6EAC9, #C9EADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEEF8
Darker −10%#ABA4DC
Darker −20%#8980CD
Darker −30%#675BBF
Darker −40%#4D41A6
More saturated +25%#C6C0F3
Less saturated −25%#D4D2E1

Channel breakdown

R205
G201
B234
Red205 (80.4%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue247.27°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G C9 · B EA

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