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Colour

#C0C9DE

  • #C0C9DE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C0C9DE is a blue with RGB values 192, 201, 222 and HSL 222°, 31%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C0C9DE#C0C9DE
HEX#C0C9DE
RGBrgb(192, 201, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.7882, 0.8706
RGB percentages75.3%, 78.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(222, 31.3%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 13.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK13.5%, 9.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,634,590
CSS custom property--colour: #C0C9DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#3F3621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3CADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C8DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B9CDD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.1Lavender · ΔE 11.4Silver · ΔE 11.9Light grey · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED5C0
Analogous#C0D8DE, #C6C0DE
Triadic#DEC0C9, #C9DEC0
Split complementary#DEC6C0, #D8DEC0
Tetradic#DEC0D8, #DED5C0, #C0DEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E6F0
Darker −10%#9FACCC
Darker −20%#7D90BB
Darker −30%#5C73A9
Darker −40%#485C8A
More saturated +25%#B4C4EA
Less saturated −25%#CCCED2

Channel breakdown

R192
G201
B222
Red192 (75.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)31.25%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G C9 · B DE

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