Colour

#CED1ED

#CED1ED
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#CED1ED is a blue with RGB values 206, 209, 237 and HSL 234°, 46%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CED1ED#CED1ED

HEX#CED1ED

RGBrgb(206, 209, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8196, 0.9294

RGB percentages80.8%, 82%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(234.2, 46.3%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 13.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK13.1%, 11.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,554,157

CSS custom property--colour: #CED1ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.97:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#312E12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAD4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9D2ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C8D6DAno 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 text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3 Lavender · ΔE 8.7 Thistle · ΔE 10.9 Light grey · ΔE 14.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.1 Light blue · ΔE 15.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDEACE

Analogous#CEE0ED, #DBCEED

Triadic#EDCED1, #D1EDCE

Split complementary#EDDBCE, #E1EDCE

Tetradic#EDCEE0, #EDEACE, #CEEDDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3F4FB

Darker −10%#A9AEDF

Darker −20%#838BD2

Darker −30%#5E68C4

Darker −40%#404BAF

More saturated +25%#C6CAF5

Less saturated −25%#D6D8E5

Channel breakdown

R206

G209

B237

Red206 (80.8%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue234.19°

Saturation (HSL)46.27%

Lightness86.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G D1 · B ED

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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