Colour

#CED3E1

#CED3E1
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#CED3E1 is a blue with RGB values 206, 211, 225 and HSL 224°, 24%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CED3E1#CED3E1

HEX#CED3E1

RGBrgb(206, 211, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8275, 0.8824

RGB percentages80.8%, 82.7%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(224.2, 24.1%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 8.4%, 88.2%)

CMYK8.4%, 6.2%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,554,657

CSS custom property--colour: #CED3E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1

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

Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#312C1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFD4E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CED2E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CAD6D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 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 text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.5 Lavender · ΔE 8.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1 Silver · ΔE 10.2 Light blue · ΔE 12.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E1DCCE

Analogous#CEDCE1, #D3CEE1

Triadic#E1CED3, #D3E1CE

Split complementary#E1D3CE, #DDE1CE

Tetradic#E1CEDC, #E1DCCE, #CEE1D3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EEEFF4

Darker −10%#AEB7CE

Darker −20%#8F9ABA

Darker −30%#6F7EA7

Darker −40%#56658D

More saturated +25%#C4CEEB

Less saturated −25%#D8D8D8

Channel breakdown

R206

G211

B225

Red206 (80.8%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue224.21°

Saturation (HSL)24.05%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G D3 · B E1

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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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