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Recognised as Colour

#CED0EC

  • #CED0EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CED0EC is a blue with RGB values 206, 208, 236 and HSL 236°, 44%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CED0EC#CED0EC
HEX#CED0EC
RGBrgb(206, 208, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8157, 0.9255
RGB percentages80.8%, 81.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(236, 44.1%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 12.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK12.7%, 11.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,553,900
CSS custom property--colour: #CED0EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.86:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#312F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9D3EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D1EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C8D5D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4Lavender · ΔE 8.9Thistle · ΔE 10.5Light grey · ΔE 14.8Gainsboro · ΔE 15.2Light blue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECEACE
Analogous#CEDFEC, #DBCEEC
Triadic#ECCED0, #D0ECCE
Split complementary#ECDBCE, #DFECCE
Tetradic#ECCEDF, #ECEACE, #CEECDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F3FA
Darker −10%#A9ADDE
Darker −20%#858AD0
Darker −30%#6066C1
Darker −40%#424AAC
More saturated +25%#C6C9F5
Less saturated −25%#D7D7E4

Channel breakdown

R206
G208
B236
Red206 (80.8%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue236°
Saturation (HSL)44.12%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G D0 · B EC

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