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Colour

#CDCDDD

  • #CDCDDD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#CDCDDD is a blue with RGB values 205, 205, 221 and HSL 240°, 19%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CDCDDD#CDCDDD
HEX#CDCDDD
RGBrgb(205, 205, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 0.8667
RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(240, 19%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 7.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK7.2%, 7.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,581
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCDDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.37:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#323222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACFDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CACFD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8.6Lavender · ΔE 9.2Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Gainsboro · ΔE 9.8Silver · ΔE 9.9Thistle · ΔE 10.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDDDCD
Analogous#CDD5DD, #D5CDDD
Triadic#DDCDCD, #CDDDCD
Split complementary#DDD5CD, #D5DDCD
Tetradic#DDCDD5, #DDDDCD, #CDDDD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBEBF2
Darker −10%#AFAFC8
Darker −20%#9090B4
Darker −30%#72729F
Darker −40%#5A5A84
More saturated +25%#C3C3E8
Less saturated −25%#D5D5D5

Channel breakdown

R205
G205
B221
Red205 (80.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)19.05%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B DD

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