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Colour

#CDD7ED

  • #CDD7ED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#CDD7ED is a blue with RGB values 205, 215, 237 and HSL 221°, 47%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#CDD7ED#CDD7ED
HEX#CDD7ED
RGBrgb(205, 215, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8431, 0.9294
RGB percentages80.4%, 84.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(221.3, 47.1%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 13.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK13.5%, 9.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,490,157
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD7ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#322812

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D8EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CED5ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C6DBDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 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 text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4Light blue · ΔE 12Light grey · ΔE 12Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE3CD
Analogous#CDE7ED, #D3CDED
Triadic#EDCDD7, #D7EDCD
Split complementary#EDD3CD, #E7EDCD
Tetradic#EDCDE7, #EDE3CD, #CDEDD3

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%#A8B9E0
Darker −20%#829BD2
Darker −30%#5D7DC5
Darker −40%#3F62AF
More saturated +25%#C5D4F6
Less saturated −25%#D6DAE5

Channel breakdown

R205
G215
B237
Red205 (80.4%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue221.25°
Saturation (HSL)47.06%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G D7 · B ED

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