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Colour

#CDD4DD

  • #CDD4DD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#CDD4DD is a blue with RGB values 205, 212, 221 and HSL 214°, 19%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CDD4DD#CDD4DD
HEX#CDD4DD
RGBrgb(205, 212, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8314, 0.8667
RGB percentages80.4%, 83.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(213.8, 19%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 7.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK7.2%, 4.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,489,373
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD4DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#322B22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D4DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD3DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C9D6D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 5.3Gainsboro · ΔE 6.2Silver · ΔE 8.7Lavender · ΔE 9.5Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7Light blue · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 5.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD6CD
Analogous#CDDCDD, #CECDDD
Triadic#DDCDD4, #D4DDCD
Split complementary#DDCECD, #DCDDCD
Tetradic#DDCDDC, #DDD6CD, #CDDDCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBEEF2
Darker −10%#AFBAC8
Darker −20%#90A0B4
Darker −30%#72869F
Darker −40%#5A6C84
More saturated +25%#C3D3E8
Less saturated −25%#D5D5D5

Channel breakdown

R205
G212
B221
Red205 (80.4%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue213.75°
Saturation (HSL)19.05%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G D4 · B DD

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