Colour

#CDD4FC

#CDD4FC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDD4FC is a blue with RGB values 205, 212, 252 and HSL 231°, 89%, 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

#CDD4FC#CDD4FC

HEX#CDD4FC

RGBrgb(205, 212, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8314, 0.9882

RGB percentages80.4%, 83.1%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(231.1, 88.7%, 89.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 18.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK18.7%, 15.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,489,404

CSS custom property--colour: #CDD4FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.42:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#322B03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9D8FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7D4FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C2DBE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 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 text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2 Lavender · ΔE 12.5 Thistle · ΔE 14.5 Light blue · ΔE 18.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3 Alice blue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FCF5CD

Analogous#CDECFC, #DDCDFC

Triadic#FCCDD4, #D4FCCD

Split complementary#FCDDCD, #ECFCCD

Tetradic#FCCDEC, #FCF5CD, #CDFCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDFDFF

Darker −10%#9DABF9

Darker −20%#6D81F6

Darker −30%#3D58F3

Darker −40%#0E30EF

More saturated +25%#CAD2FF

Less saturated −25%#D4D9F5

Channel breakdown

R205

G212

B252

Red205 (80.4%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue231.06°

Saturation (HSL)88.68%

Lightness89.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G D4 · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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