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Colour

#CFDCE8

  • #CFDCE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CFDCE8 is a blue with RGB values 207, 220, 232 and HSL 209°, 35%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CFDCE8#CFDCE8
HEX#CFDCE8
RGBrgb(207, 220, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.8627, 0.9098
RGB percentages81.2%, 86.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(208.8, 35.2%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 10.8%, 91%)
CMYK10.8%, 5.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,622,504
CSS custom property--colour: #CFDCE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.06:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#302317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7DCE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D9E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C9DFE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.7Lavender · ΔE 7.8Light grey · ΔE 8.1Light blue · ΔE 10.3Alice blue · ΔE 10.5Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)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#E8DBCF
Analogous#CFE8E7, #CFD0E8
Triadic#E8CFDC, #DCE8CF
Split complementary#E8CFD0, #E8E7CF
Tetradic#E8CFE8, #E8DBCF, #D0E8CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F5F9
Darker −10%#ADC3D7
Darker −20%#8AAAC7
Darker −30%#6891B6
Darker −40%#4C779F
More saturated +25%#C6DCF1
Less saturated −25%#D8DCDF

Channel breakdown

R207
G220
B232
Red207 (81.2%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue208.8°
Saturation (HSL)35.21%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G DC · B E8

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