Colour
#CDCBD8
- #CDCBD8
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CDCBD8 is a blue with RGB values 205, 203, 216 and HSL 249°, 14%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CDCBD8#CDCBD8
HEX#CDCBD8
RGBrgb(205, 203, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7961, 0.8471
RGB percentages80.4%, 79.6%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(249.2, 14.3%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 6%, 84.7%)
CMYK5.1%, 6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,064
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCBD8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.13:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#323427
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6D8CB
Analogous#CBCFD8, #D4CBD8
Triadic#D8CDCB, #CBD8CD
Split complementary#D8D4CB, #CFD8CB
Tetradic#D8CBCF, #D6D8CB, #CBD8D4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G203
B216
Red205 (80.4%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue249.23°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G CB · B D8
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