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Colour

#CDCDFF

  • #CDCDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDCDFF is a blue with RGB values 205, 205, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CDCDFF#CDCDFF
HEX#CDCDFF
RGBrgb(205, 205, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 1
RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 90.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 19.6%, 100%)
CMYK19.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,615
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.77:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#323200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1D3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFD0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#C2D5DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6Thistle · ΔE 16Lavender · ΔE 17.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Light blue · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFFCD
Analogous#CDE6FF, #E6CDFF
Triadic#FFCDCD, #CDFFCD
Split complementary#FFE6CD, #E6FFCD
Tetradic#FFCDE6, #FFFFCD, #CDFFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#9A9AFF
Darker −20%#6767FF
Darker −30%#3434FF
Darker −40%#0101FF
More saturated +25%#CDCDFF
Less saturated −25%#D3D3F9

Channel breakdown

R205
G205
B255
Red205 (80.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness90.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B FF

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