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Colour

#CDD4EA

  • #CDD4EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#CDD4EA is a blue with RGB values 205, 212, 234 and HSL 226°, 41%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#CDD4EA#CDD4EA
HEX#CDD4EA
RGBrgb(205, 212, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8314, 0.9176
RGB percentages80.4%, 83.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(225.5, 40.8%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 12.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK12.4%, 9.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,489,386
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD4EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.2:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#322B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED6EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD3E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C7D8DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.3Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Light grey · ΔE 11.8Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 12.6Light blue · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE3CD
Analogous#CDE3EA, #D5CDEA
Triadic#EACDD4, #D4EACD
Split complementary#EAD5CD, #E3EACD
Tetradic#EACDE3, #EAE3CD, #CDEAD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F3F9
Darker −10%#A9B5DB
Darker −20%#8596CC
Darker −30%#6177BD
Darker −40%#465DA5
More saturated +25%#C4CFF3
Less saturated −25%#D6D9E1

Channel breakdown

R205
G212
B234
Red205 (80.4%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue225.52°
Saturation (HSL)40.85%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G D4 · B EA

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