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Colour

#CDD6FA

  • #CDD6FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDD6FA is a blue with RGB values 205, 214, 250 and HSL 228°, 82%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CDD6FA#CDD6FA
HEX#CDD6FA
RGBrgb(205, 214, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8392, 0.9804
RGB percentages80.4%, 83.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(228, 81.8%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 18%, 98%)
CMYK18%, 14.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,489,914
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD6FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.59:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#322905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD9FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D5F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C3DCE2no 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 text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Lavender · ΔE 10.7Thistle · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 16.8Alice blue · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF1CD
Analogous#CDEDFA, #DBCDFA
Triadic#FACDD6, #D6FACD
Split complementary#FADBCD, #ECFACD
Tetradic#FACDED, #FAF1CD, #CDFADB

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%#9FB0F5
Darker −20%#708AF1
Darker −30%#4264EC
Darker −40%#1740E4
More saturated +25%#C8D3FF
Less saturated −25%#D4DAF3

Channel breakdown

R205
G214
B250
Red205 (80.4%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G D6 · B FA

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