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Recognised as Colour

#C1C9EC

  • #C1C9EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C1C9EC is a blue with RGB values 193, 201, 236 and HSL 229°, 53%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C1C9EC#C1C9EC
HEX#C1C9EC
RGBrgb(193, 201, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.7882, 0.9255
RGB percentages75.7%, 78.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(228.8, 53.1%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 18.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK18.2%, 14.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,700,140
CSS custom property--colour: #C1C9EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#3E3613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CCEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC9EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B7CFD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7Thistle · ΔE 12.6Lavender · ΔE 13.5Light blue · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Light grey · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE4C1
Analogous#C1DFEC, #CFC1EC
Triadic#ECC1C9, #C9ECC1
Split complementary#ECCFC1, #DFECC1
Tetradic#ECC1DF, #ECE4C1, #C1ECCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8EBF8
Darker −10%#9AA7E0
Darker −20%#7385D4
Darker −30%#4C63C8
Darker −40%#354BAC
More saturated +25%#B7C3F6
Less saturated −25%#CBCFE2

Channel breakdown

R193
G201
B236
Red193 (75.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue228.84°
Saturation (HSL)53.09%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G C9 · B EC

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