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Colour

#CDD2EA

  • #CDD2EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#CDD2EA is a blue with RGB values 205, 210, 234 and HSL 230°, 41%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#CDD2EA#CDD2EA
HEX#CDD2EA
RGBrgb(205, 210, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8235, 0.9176
RGB percentages80.4%, 82.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(229.7, 40.8%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 12.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK12.4%, 10.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,488,874
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD2EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#322D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD4EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C7D6DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.9Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Thistle · ΔE 11.6Light grey · ΔE 12.7Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1Light blue · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE5CD
Analogous#CDE0EA, #D7CDEA
Triadic#EACDD2, #D2EACD
Split complementary#EAD7CD, #E1EACD
Tetradic#EACDE0, #EAE5CD, #CDEAD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F2F9
Darker −10%#A9B2DB
Darker −20%#8591CC
Darker −30%#6171BD
Darker −40%#4656A5
More saturated +25%#C4CCF3
Less saturated −25%#D6D8E1

Channel breakdown

R205
G210
B234
Red205 (80.4%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue229.66°
Saturation (HSL)40.85%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G D2 · B EA

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