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Recognised as Colour

#C0C9E5

  • #C0C9E5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C0C9E5 is a blue with RGB values 192, 201, 229 and HSL 225°, 42%, 83%. 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

#C0C9E5#C0C9E5
HEX#C0C9E5
RGBrgb(192, 201, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.7882, 0.898
RGB percentages75.3%, 78.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(225.4, 41.6%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 16.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK16.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,634,597
CSS custom property--colour: #C0C9E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#3F361A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1CBE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC8E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B8CED2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.7Lavender · ΔE 12Thistle · ΔE 12.1Light blue · ΔE 14.2Silver · ΔE 15.5Light grey · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.68, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DCC0
Analogous#C0DBE5, #CAC0E5
Triadic#E5C0C9, #C9E5C0
Split complementary#E5CAC0, #DBE5C0
Tetradic#E5C0DB, #E5DCC0, #C0E5CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E8F4
Darker −10%#9CAAD6
Darker −20%#788BC7
Darker −30%#546CB8
Darker −40%#3F559A
More saturated +25%#B5C3F0
Less saturated −25%#CBCFDA

Channel breakdown

R192
G201
B229
Red192 (75.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue225.41°
Saturation (HSL)41.57%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G C9 · B E5

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