Colour

#CDD6ED

#CDD6ED
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#CDD6ED is a blue with RGB values 205, 214, 237 and HSL 223°, 47%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#CDD6ED#CDD6ED

HEX#CDD6ED

RGBrgb(205, 214, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8392, 0.9294

RGB percentages80.4%, 83.9%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(223.1, 47.1%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 13.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK13.5%, 9.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,489,901

CSS custom property--colour: #CDD6ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#322912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFD7EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDD5ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C6DADDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 8.2 Light grey · ΔE 12.4 Light blue · ΔE 12.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.6 Thistle · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDE4CD

Analogous#CDE6ED, #D4CDED

Triadic#EDCDD6, #D6EDCD

Split complementary#EDD4CD, #E6EDCD

Tetradic#EDCDE6, #EDE4CD, #CDEDD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3F5FB

Darker −10%#A8B7E0

Darker −20%#8299D2

Darker −30%#5D7AC5

Darker −40%#3F5FAF

More saturated +25%#C5D2F6

Less saturated −25%#D6DAE5

Channel breakdown

R205

G214

B237

Red205 (80.4%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue223.13°

Saturation (HSL)47.06%

Lightness86.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G D6 · B ED

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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