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Colour

#CDCDE1

  • #CDCDE1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDCDE1 is a blue with RGB values 205, 205, 225 and HSL 240°, 25%, 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 steelblue.

Colour values

#CDCDE1#CDCDE1
HEX#CDCDE1
RGBrgb(205, 205, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 0.8824
RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(240, 25%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 8.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK8.9%, 8.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,585
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCDE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.42:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#32321E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CFE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CEE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C9D0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 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 text13.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.6Lavender · ΔE 8.9Thistle · ΔE 9.9Light grey · ΔE 10.7Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6Silver · ΔE 11.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1E1CD
Analogous#CDD7E1, #D7CDE1
Triadic#E1CDCD, #CDE1CD
Split complementary#E1D7CD, #D7E1CD
Tetradic#E1CDD7, #E1E1CD, #CDE1D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDEDF4
Darker −10%#ADADCE
Darker −20%#8D8DBB
Darker −30%#6D6DA8
Darker −40%#55558D
More saturated +25%#C3C3EB
Less saturated −25%#D7D7D7

Channel breakdown

R205
G205
B225
Red205 (80.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B E1

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