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Recognised as Colour

#CDCEE2

  • #CDCEE2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDCEE2 is a blue with RGB values 205, 206, 226 and HSL 237°, 27%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CDCEE2#CDCEE2
HEX#CDCEE2
RGBrgb(205, 206, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8078, 0.8863
RGB percentages80.4%, 80.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(237.1, 26.6%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 9.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK9.3%, 8.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,842
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCEE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#32311D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9D0E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CFE1no 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 9.4 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 text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.5Lavender · ΔE 8.6Thistle · ΔE 10.3Light grey · ΔE 10.6Gainsboro · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 11.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E1CD
Analogous#CDD9E2, #D7CDE2
Triadic#E2CDCE, #CEE2CD
Split complementary#E2D7CD, #D9E2CD
Tetradic#E2CDD9, #E2E1CD, #CDE2D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDEEF5
Darker −10%#ADAECF
Darker −20%#8C8FBD
Darker −30%#6C6FAA
Darker −40%#535690
More saturated +25%#C3C5EC
Less saturated −25%#D7D7D8

Channel breakdown

R205
G206
B226
Red205 (80.4%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue237.14°
Saturation (HSL)26.58%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G CE · B E2

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