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Recognised as Colour

#CDCEE8

  • #CDCEE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDCEE8 is a blue with RGB values 205, 206, 232 and HSL 238°, 37%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CDCEE8#CDCEE8
HEX#CDCEE8
RGBrgb(205, 206, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8078, 0.9098
RGB percentages80.4%, 80.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(237.8, 37%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.8, 11.6%, 91%)
CMYK11.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,848
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCEE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.59:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#323117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D1E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7CFE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C8D2D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 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 text13.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Lavender · ΔE 9.1Thistle · ΔE 9.9Light grey · ΔE 13.8Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4Silver · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8E7CD
Analogous#CDDCE8, #DACDE8
Triadic#E8CDCE, #CEE8CD
Split complementary#E8DACD, #DCE8CD
Tetradic#E8CDDC, #E8E7CD, #CDE8DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F0F8
Darker −10%#AAACD8
Darker −20%#878AC8
Darker −30%#6467B8
Darker −40%#494DA0
More saturated +25%#C4C6F1
Less saturated −25%#D6D6DF

Channel breakdown

R205
G206
B232
Red205 (80.4%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue237.78°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G CE · B E8

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