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Recognised as Colour

#CDCEE9

  • #CDCEE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDCEE9 is a blue with RGB values 205, 206, 233 and HSL 238°, 39%, 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

#CDCEE9#CDCEE9
HEX#CDCEE9
RGBrgb(205, 206, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8078, 0.9137
RGB percentages80.4%, 80.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(237.9, 38.9%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 12%, 91.4%)
CMYK12%, 11.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,849
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCEE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#323116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D1EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7CFE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C7D2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Lavender · ΔE 9.3Thistle · ΔE 9.9Light grey · ΔE 14.3Gainsboro · ΔE 14.9Silver · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E8CD
Analogous#CDDCE9, #DACDE9
Triadic#E9CDCE, #CEE9CD
Split complementary#E9DACD, #DCE9CD
Tetradic#E9CDDC, #E9E8CD, #CDE9DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F1F9
Darker −10%#AAABD9
Darker −20%#8689CA
Darker −30%#6366BA
Darker −40%#484BA3
More saturated +25%#C4C6F2
Less saturated −25%#D6D6E0

Channel breakdown

R205
G206
B233
Red205 (80.4%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue237.86°
Saturation (HSL)38.89%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G CE · B E9

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