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Colour

#CDD4FA

  • #CDD4FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDD4FA is a blue with RGB values 205, 212, 250 and HSL 231°, 82%, 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

#CDD4FA#CDD4FA
HEX#CDD4FA
RGBrgb(205, 212, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8314, 0.9804
RGB percentages80.4%, 83.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(230.7, 81.8%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 18%, 98%)
CMYK18%, 15.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,489,402
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD4FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#322B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD7FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D4F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C3DBE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 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 text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.5Lavender · ΔE 11.7Thistle · ΔE 14Light blue · ΔE 18Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Light grey · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF3CD
Analogous#CDEBFA, #DCCDFA
Triadic#FACDD4, #D4FACD
Split complementary#FADCCD, #EBFACD
Tetradic#FACDEB, #FAF3CD, #CDFADC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFCFF
Darker −10%#9FACF5
Darker −20%#7084F1
Darker −30%#425CEC
Darker −40%#1737E4
More saturated +25%#C8D1FF
Less saturated −25%#D4D9F3

Channel breakdown

R205
G212
B250
Red205 (80.4%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue230.67°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G D4 · B FA

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