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Colour

#CDD9DC

  • #CDD9DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#CDD9DC is a cyan with RGB values 205, 217, 220 and HSL 192°, 18%, 83%. 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 grey.

Colour values

#CDD9DC#CDD9DC
HEX#CDD9DC
RGBrgb(205, 217, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.851, 0.8627
RGB percentages80.4%, 85.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(192, 17.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192, 6.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK6.8%, 1.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,490,652
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD9DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#322623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7D8DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D6DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C9DADAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 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 text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 4.7Gainsboro · ΔE 4.9Silver · ΔE 9.3Lavender · ΔE 11.5White smoke · ΔE 11.6Light blue · ΔE 11.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 4.69, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD0CD
Analogous#CDDCD8, #CDD2DC
Triadic#DCCDD9, #D9DCCD
Split complementary#DCCDD2, #DCD8CD
Tetradic#D8CDDC, #DCD0CD, #D2DCCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF0F1
Darker −10%#AFC2C7
Darker −20%#91ABB2
Darker −30%#73959D
Darker −40%#5B7A82
More saturated +25%#C2DFE7
Less saturated −25%#D5D5D5

Channel breakdown

R205
G217
B220
Red205 (80.4%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue192°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G D9 · B DC

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