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Recognised as Colour

#CDCEE1

  • #CDCEE1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#CDCEE1 is a blue with RGB values 205, 206, 225 and HSL 237°, 25%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#CDCEE1#CDCEE1
HEX#CDCEE1
RGBrgb(205, 206, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8078, 0.8824
RGB percentages80.4%, 80.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(237, 25%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237, 8.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK8.9%, 8.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,841
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCEE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#32311E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD0E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CFE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C9D1D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 8.6Light steelblue · ΔE 8.7Light grey · ΔE 10.1Thistle · ΔE 10.4Gainsboro · ΔE 11Silver · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)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#E1E0CD
Analogous#CDD8E1, #D6CDE1
Triadic#E1CDCE, #CEE1CD
Split complementary#E1D6CD, #D8E1CD
Tetradic#E1CDD8, #E1E0CD, #CDE1D6

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%#ADAFCE
Darker −20%#8D90BB
Darker −30%#6D70A8
Darker −40%#55588D
More saturated +25%#C3C5EB
Less saturated −25%#D7D7D7

Channel breakdown

R205
G206
B225
Red205 (80.4%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue237°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G CE · B E1

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