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Colour

#CDD3FF

  • #CDD3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDD3FF is a blue with RGB values 205, 211, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CDD3FF#CDD3FF
HEX#CDD3FF
RGBrgb(205, 211, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8275, 1
RGB percentages80.4%, 82.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.8, 100%, 90.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 19.6%, 100%)
CMYK19.6%, 17.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,489,151
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.36:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#322C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7D7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C2DBE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Lavender · ΔE 14.4Thistle · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Light blue · ΔE 20.8Sky blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF9CD
Analogous#CDECFF, #E0CDFF
Triadic#FFCDD3, #D3FFCD
Split complementary#FFE0CD, #ECFFCD
Tetradic#FFCDEC, #FFF9CD, #CDFFE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#9AA6FF
Darker −20%#6779FF
Darker −30%#344CFF
Darker −40%#011FFF
More saturated +25%#CDD3FF
Less saturated −25%#D3D8F9

Channel breakdown

R205
G211
B255
Red205 (80.4%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness90.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G D3 · B FF

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