Colour

#CDECFF

#CDECFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#CDECFF is a blue with RGB values 205, 236, 255 and HSL 203°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#CDECFF#CDECFF

HEX#CDECFF

RGBrgb(205, 236, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.9255, 1

RGB percentages80.4%, 92.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(202.8, 100%, 90.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 19.6%, 100%)

CMYK19.6%, 7.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,495,551

CSS custom property--colour: #CDECFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.04:1

Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#321300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3EBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCE5FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BFF1F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9.3 Lavender · ΔE 10.3 Powder blue · ΔE 10.7 Alice blue · ΔE 11 Light cyan · ΔE 11.6 Azure · ΔE 13.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.31, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFE0CD

Analogous#CDFFF9, #CDD3FF

Triadic#FFCDEC, #ECFFCD

Split complementary#FFCDD3, #FFF9CD

Tetradic#F9CDFF, #FFE0CD, #D3FFCD

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%#9AD9FF

Darker −20%#67C5FF

Darker −30%#34B2FF

Darker −40%#019EFF

More saturated +25%#CDECFF

Less saturated −25%#D3EBF9

Channel breakdown

R205

G236

B255

Red205 (80.4%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue202.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness90.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G EC · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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