Colour
#CECED6
- #CECED6
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CECED6 is a blue with RGB values 206, 206, 214 and HSL 240°, 9%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CECED6#CECED6
HEX#CECED6
RGBrgb(206, 206, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8078, 0.8392
RGB percentages80.8%, 80.8%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(240, 8.9%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 3.7%, 83.9%)
CMYK3.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,553,366
CSS custom property--colour: #CECED6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.42:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#313129
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6D6CE
Analogous#CED2D6, #D2CED6
Triadic#D6CECE, #CED6CE
Split complementary#D6D2CE, #D2D6CE
Tetradic#D6CED2, #D6D6CE, #CED6D2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G206
B214
Red206 (80.8%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)8.89%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G CE · B D6
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