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Recognised as Colour

#CFCDE5

  • #CFCDE5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#CFCDE5 is a blue with RGB values 207, 205, 229 and HSL 245°, 32%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#CFCDE5#CFCDE5
HEX#CFCDE5
RGBrgb(207, 205, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.8039, 0.898
RGB percentages81.2%, 80.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(245, 31.6%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245, 10.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK9.6%, 10.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,618,661
CSS custom property--colour: #CFCDE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#30321A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D0E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CFE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CBD1D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.9Thistle · ΔE 8.9Lavender · ΔE 9Light grey · ΔE 12.8Gainsboro · ΔE 13.5Silver · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3E5CD
Analogous#CDD7E5, #DBCDE5
Triadic#E5CFCD, #CDE5CF
Split complementary#E5DBCD, #D7E5CD
Tetradic#E5CDD7, #E3E5CD, #CDE5DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEFF6
Darker −10%#AFABD4
Darker −20%#8F8AC2
Darker −30%#6E68B1
Darker −40%#554F97
More saturated +25%#C7C4EF
Less saturated −25%#D7D7DC

Channel breakdown

R207
G205
B229
Red207 (81.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue245°
Saturation (HSL)31.58%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G CD · B E5

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