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Colour

#CDD4F8

  • #CDD4F8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDD4F8 is a blue with RGB values 205, 212, 248 and HSL 230°, 75%, 89%. 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

#CDD4F8#CDD4F8
HEX#CDD4F8
RGBrgb(205, 212, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8314, 0.9725
RGB percentages80.4%, 83.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(230.2, 75.4%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 17.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK17.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,489,400
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD4F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.37:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#322B07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD7FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D4F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C3DAE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 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 text14.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8Lavender · ΔE 10.9Thistle · ΔE 13.5Light blue · ΔE 17.2Light grey · ΔE 19Gainsboro · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8F1CD
Analogous#CDEAF8, #DBCDF8
Triadic#F8CDD4, #D4F8CD
Split complementary#F8DBCD, #EAF8CD
Tetradic#F8CDEA, #F8F1CD, #CDF8DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFAFE
Darker −10%#A0AEF2
Darker −20%#7487EB
Darker −30%#4761E5
Darker −40%#1F3DDA
More saturated +25%#C6CFFF
Less saturated −25%#D4D9F1

Channel breakdown

R205
G212
B248
Red205 (80.4%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue230.23°
Saturation (HSL)75.44%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G D4 · B F8

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