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Colour

#CDE1E7

  • #CDE1E7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CDE1E7 is a cyan with RGB values 205, 225, 231 and HSL 194°, 35%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CDE1E7#CDE1E7
HEX#CDE1E7
RGBrgb(205, 225, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8824, 0.9059
RGB percentages80.4%, 88.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(193.8, 35.1%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 11.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK11.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,492,711
CSS custom property--colour: #CDE1E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.52:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#321E18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDFE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DCE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C6E3E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.5Light grey · ΔE 8.4Powder blue · ΔE 9.3Light blue · ΔE 9.4Alice blue · ΔE 9.9Light cyan · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7D3CD
Analogous#CDE7E0, #CDD4E7
Triadic#E7CDE1, #E1E7CD
Split complementary#E7CDD4, #E7E0CD
Tetradic#E0CDE7, #E7D3CD, #D4E7CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFF6F8
Darker −10%#ABCCD6
Darker −20%#88B8C6
Darker −30%#66A3B5
Darker −40%#4B8A9D
More saturated +25%#C4E6F0
Less saturated −25%#D6DCDE

Channel breakdown

R205
G225
B231
Red205 (80.4%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue193.85°
Saturation (HSL)35.14%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G E1 · B E7

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