Recognised as Colour
#CDCDD8
- #CDCDD8
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CDCDD8 is a blue with RGB values 205, 205, 216 and HSL 240°, 12%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CDCDD8#CDCDD8
HEX#CDCDD8
RGBrgb(205, 205, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 0.8471
RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(240, 12.4%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 5.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK5.1%, 5.1%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,576
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCDD8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.32:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#323227
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 text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8D8CD
Analogous#CDD3D8, #D3CDD8
Triadic#D8CDCD, #CDD8CD
Split complementary#D8D3CD, #D3D8CD
Tetradic#D8CDD3, #D8D8CD, #CDD8D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G205
B216
Red205 (80.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)12.36%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B D8
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