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Colour

#D4CEEB

  • #D4CEEB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D4CEEB is a blue with RGB values 212, 206, 235 and HSL 252°, 42%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D4CEEB#D4CEEB
HEX#D4CEEB
RGBrgb(212, 206, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.8078, 0.9216
RGB percentages83.1%, 80.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(252.4, 42%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 12.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK9.8%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,946,603
CSS custom property--colour: #D4CEEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.83:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#2B3114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D2ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D0D2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.1Lavender · ΔE 9.5Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Light grey · ΔE 15.5Gainsboro · ΔE 15.9Silver · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5EBCE
Analogous#CED7EB, #E3CEEB
Triadic#EBD4CE, #CEEBD4
Split complementary#EBE3CE, #D7EBCE
Tetradic#EBCED7, #E5EBCE, #CEEBE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F2FA
Darker −10%#B4AADC
Darker −20%#9486CD
Darker −30%#7561BF
Darker −40%#5945A8
More saturated +25%#CFC5F4
Less saturated −25%#D9D7E2

Channel breakdown

R212
G206
B235
Red212 (83.1%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue252.41°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G CE · B EB

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