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Recognised as Colour

#CDCAEA

  • #CDCAEA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CDCAEA is a blue with RGB values 205, 202, 234 and HSL 246°, 43%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CDCAEA#CDCAEA
HEX#CDCAEA
RGBrgb(205, 202, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7922, 0.9176
RGB percentages80.4%, 79.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(245.6, 43.2%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 13.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK12.4%, 13.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,486,826
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCAEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#323515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3CEECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3CDE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#C7CFD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.9Light steelblue · ΔE 9.4Lavender · ΔE 11.5Light grey · ΔE 17.1Silver · ΔE 17.7Gainsboro · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7EACA
Analogous#CAD7EA, #DDCAEA
Triadic#EACDCA, #CAEACD
Split complementary#EADDCA, #D7EACA
Tetradic#EACAD7, #E7EACA, #CAEADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEFF8
Darker −10%#ABA5DC
Darker −20%#8881CD
Darker −30%#665CBF
Darker −40%#4B42A6
More saturated +25%#C5C1F3
Less saturated −25%#D5D3E1

Channel breakdown

R205
G202
B234
Red205 (80.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue245.63°
Saturation (HSL)43.24%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G CA · B EA

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