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Recognised as Colour

#CDD1E6

  • #CDD1E6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#CDD1E6 is a blue with RGB values 205, 209, 230 and HSL 230°, 33%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#CDD1E6#CDD1E6
HEX#CDD1E6
RGBrgb(205, 209, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8196, 0.902
RGB percentages80.4%, 82%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(230.4, 33.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 10.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK10.9%, 9.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,488,614
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD1E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.86:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#322E19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD3E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD1E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C8D5D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 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 text13.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.9Light steelblue · ΔE 8.2Light grey · ΔE 11.1Thistle · ΔE 11.4Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7Silver · ΔE 12.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6E2CD
Analogous#CDDDE6, #D6CDE6
Triadic#E6CDD1, #D1E6CD
Split complementary#E6D6CD, #DEE6CD
Tetradic#E6CDDD, #E6E2CD, #CDE6D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFF0F7
Darker −10%#ABB2D5
Darker −20%#8992C4
Darker −30%#6773B3
Darker −40%#4D599A
More saturated +25%#C4CBEF
Less saturated −25%#D6D7DD

Channel breakdown

R205
G209
B230
Red205 (80.4%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue230.4°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G D1 · B E6

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