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Recognised as Colour

#CDCEFC

  • #CDCEFC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDCEFC is a blue with RGB values 205, 206, 252 and HSL 239°, 89%, 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

#CDCEFC#CDCEFC
HEX#CDCEFC
RGBrgb(205, 206, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8078, 0.9882
RGB percentages80.4%, 80.8%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(238.7, 88.7%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.7, 18.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK18.7%, 18.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,868
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCEFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.83:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#323103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3D3FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1D0FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C3D6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 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 text13.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7Thistle · ΔE 14.6Lavender · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 21Light blue · ΔE 22.7Sky blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCFBCD
Analogous#CDE6FC, #E3CDFC
Triadic#FCCDCE, #CEFCCD
Split complementary#FCE3CD, #E6FCCD
Tetradic#FCCDE6, #FCFBCD, #CDFCE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFDFF
Darker −10%#9D9FF9
Darker −20%#6D70F6
Darker −30%#3D41F3
Darker −40%#0E13EF
More saturated +25%#CACBFF
Less saturated −25%#D4D4F5

Channel breakdown

R205
G206
B252
Red205 (80.4%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue238.72°
Saturation (HSL)88.68%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G CE · B FC

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