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Colour

#CDD9FF

  • #CDD9FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CDD9FF is a blue with RGB values 205, 217, 255 and HSL 226°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CDD9FF#CDD9FF
HEX#CDD9FF
RGBrgb(205, 217, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.851, 1
RGB percentages80.4%, 85.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(225.6, 100%, 90.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 19.6%, 100%)
CMYK19.6%, 14.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,490,687
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.96:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#322600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEDCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C1E0E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8Lavender · ΔE 11.3Thistle · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Alice blue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF3CD
Analogous#CDF2FF, #DACDFF
Triadic#FFCDD9, #D9FFCD
Split complementary#FFDACD, #F2FFCD
Tetradic#FFCDF2, #FFF3CD, #CDFFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#9AB2FF
Darker −20%#678BFF
Darker −30%#3465FF
Darker −40%#013EFF
More saturated +25%#CDD9FF
Less saturated −25%#D3DCF9

Channel breakdown

R205
G217
B255
Red205 (80.4%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness90.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G D9 · B FF

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