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Recognised as Colour

#CFCAE3

  • #CFCAE3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CFCAE3 is a blue with RGB values 207, 202, 227 and HSL 252°, 31%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CFCAE3#CFCAE3
HEX#CFCAE3
RGBrgb(207, 202, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7922, 0.8902
RGB percentages81.2%, 79.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(252, 30.9%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 11%, 89%)
CMYK8.8%, 11%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,617,891
CSS custom property--colour: #CFCAE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.21:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#30351C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CDE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CDE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CCCED2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.6Light steelblue · ΔE 9.4Lavender · ΔE 10Light grey · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 14.2Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEE3CA
Analogous#CAD1E3, #DBCAE3
Triadic#E3CFCA, #CAE3CF
Split complementary#E3DBCA, #D1E3CA
Tetradic#E3CAD1, #DEE3CA, #CAE3DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDEBF5
Darker −10%#B1A9D1
Darker −20%#9387C0
Darker −30%#7466AE
Darker −40%#5C4E93
More saturated +25%#C9C0ED
Less saturated −25%#D5D4D9

Channel breakdown

R207
G202
B227
Red207 (81.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)30.86%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G CA · B E3

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