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Colour

#CED3EC

  • #CED3EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#CED3EC is a blue with RGB values 206, 211, 236 and HSL 230°, 44%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#CED3EC#CED3EC
HEX#CED3EC
RGBrgb(206, 211, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8275, 0.9255
RGB percentages80.8%, 82.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(230, 44.1%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 12.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK12.7%, 10.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,554,668
CSS custom property--colour: #CED3EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.15:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#312C13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD3EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C8D7DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.7Light steelblue · ΔE 8.2Thistle · ΔE 11.7Light grey · ΔE 13.2Gainsboro · ΔE 13.5Light blue · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE7CE
Analogous#CEE2EC, #D8CEEC
Triadic#ECCED3, #D3ECCE
Split complementary#ECD8CE, #E2ECCE
Tetradic#ECCEE2, #ECE7CE, #CEECD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F4FA
Darker −10%#A9B2DE
Darker −20%#8591D0
Darker −30%#6070C1
Darker −40%#4254AC
More saturated +25%#C6CDF5
Less saturated −25%#D7D9E4

Channel breakdown

R206
G211
B236
Red206 (80.8%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)44.12%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G D3 · B EC

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