#CDCDEE

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#cdcdee is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(205, 205, 238), HSL(240°, 49%, 87%), CMYK(14%, 14%, 0%, 7%). Closest named color: thistle. Contrast is 1.55:1 on white and 13.56:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#cdcdee
RGBrgb(205 205 238)
RGB (legacy)rgb(205, 205, 238)
RGB %rgb(80% 80% 93%)
HSLhsl(240 49% 87%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 14%, 93%)
HWBhwb(240 80% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(83.2 4.84 -16.33)
LCHlch(83.2 17.03 286.49)
OKLaboklab(0.8588 0.0121 -0.0439)
OKLCHoklch(0.8588 0.0455 285.4)
Decimal13487598

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colorthistle ΔE 4
Closest web-safe color#ccccff
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)49% / 14%
Lightness (HSL)87%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)82% / 81%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.6281
Red / Green / Blue205 / 205 / 238

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.55:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
13.56:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 25.2 / -77.9 · As background with white / black text: Lc -28.6 / 78.5

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #cdcdee;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(85.88% 0.0455 285.4);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(205 205 238 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#cdcdee] text-[#cdcdee] border-[#cdcdee]">