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Recognised as Colour

#CED1EE

  • #CED1EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CED1EE is a blue with RGB values 206, 209, 238 and HSL 234°, 48%, 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

#CED1EE#CED1EE
HEX#CED1EE
RGBrgb(206, 209, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8196, 0.9333
RGB percentages80.8%, 82%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(234.4, 48.5%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 13.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK13.4%, 12.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,554,158
CSS custom property--colour: #CED1EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#312E11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD4EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D2EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C7D6DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 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 text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4Lavender · ΔE 8.9Thistle · ΔE 11Light grey · ΔE 15.3Gainsboro · ΔE 15.7Light blue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEEBCE
Analogous#CEE1EE, #DBCEEE
Triadic#EECED1, #D1EECE
Split complementary#EEDBCE, #E1EECE
Tetradic#EECEE1, #EEEBCE, #CEEEDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F5FB
Darker −10%#A8ADE1
Darker −20%#828AD4
Darker −30%#5C66C7
Darker −40%#3E49B2
More saturated +25%#C6CAF6
Less saturated −25%#D6D8E6

Channel breakdown

R206
G209
B238
Red206 (80.8%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue234.38°
Saturation (HSL)48.48%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G D1 · B EE

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