#cdd9ec

Color #cdd9ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Lavender #e6e6fa · ΔE 6.87 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cdd9ec

RGB

rgb(205, 217, 236)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 44.9%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 13.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 8.1%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(86.34, -0.3, -10.67)

LCH

lch(86.34, 10.67, 268.39)

OKLCH

oklch(88.2%, 0.0293, 259.57)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 80.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ece0cd

Analogous

#cde9ec

#cdd9ec

#d1cdec

Triadic

#cdd9ec

#eccdd9

#d9eccd

Split-complementary

#cdd9ec

#ecd1cd

#e9eccd

Tetradic

#cdd9ec

#e0cdec

#ece0cd

#d9eccd

Square

#cdd9ec

#eccde9

#ece0cd

#cdecd1

Shades

Color #cdd9ec mixed toward black.

#98b1d8

#6388c4

#3d63a0

#29426b

#142135

Tints

Color #cdd9ec mixed toward white.

#d5dfef

#dee6f2

#e6ecf6

#eef2f9

#f7f9fc

Tones

Color #cdd9ec mixed toward gray.

#d0dae9

#d2dae7

#d5dbe4

#d7dbe2

#dadcdf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d2e8 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#d2d1e7 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#cee4e3 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#d8d8d8 · ΔE 8.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cdd9ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdd9ec]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#cdd9ec (#cdd9ec) is rgb(205, 217, 236) in RGB.

No, #cdd9ec is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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