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Recognised as Colour

#CDE2E7

  • #CDE2E7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CDE2E7 is a cyan with RGB values 205, 226, 231 and HSL 192°, 35%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CDE2E7#CDE2E7
HEX#CDE2E7
RGBrgb(205, 226, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8863, 0.9059
RGB percentages80.4%, 88.6%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(191.5, 35.1%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.5, 11.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK11.3%, 2.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,492,967
CSS custom property--colour: #CDE2E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.63:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#321D18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE0E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DDE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C6E4E3no 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 text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.7Light grey · ΔE 8.6Powder blue · ΔE 9.1Light blue · ΔE 9.5Alice blue · ΔE 9.8Light cyan · ΔE 10.3
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7D2CD
Analogous#CDE7DF, #CDD5E7
Triadic#E7CDE2, #E2E7CD
Split complementary#E7CDD5, #E7DFCD
Tetradic#DFCDE7, #E7D2CD, #D5E7CD

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%#ABCED6
Darker −20%#88BAC6
Darker −30%#66A6B5
Darker −40%#4B8D9D
More saturated +25%#C4E8F0
Less saturated −25%#D6DCDE

Channel breakdown

R205
G226
B231
Red205 (80.4%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue191.54°
Saturation (HSL)35.14%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G E2 · B E7

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