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Recognised as Colour

#C1CDE1

  • #C1CDE1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C1CDE1 is a blue with RGB values 193, 205, 225 and HSL 217°, 35%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C1CDE1#C1CDE1
HEX#C1CDE1
RGBrgb(193, 205, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.8039, 0.8824
RGB percentages75.7%, 80.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(217.5, 34.8%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 14.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK14.2%, 8.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,701,153
CSS custom property--colour: #C1CDE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#3E321E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CEE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CBE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B9D1D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.5Lavender · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 11Light grey · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 12.1Gainsboro · ΔE 12.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D5C1
Analogous#C1DDE1, #C5C1E1
Triadic#E1C1CD, #CDE1C1
Split complementary#E1C5C1, #DDE1C1
Tetradic#E1C1DD, #E1D5C1, #C1E1C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3E9F2
Darker −10%#9FB1D0
Darker −20%#7C96C0
Darker −30%#5A7AAF
Darker −40%#466290
More saturated +25%#B6CAED
Less saturated −25%#CDD0D6

Channel breakdown

R193
G205
B225
Red193 (75.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)34.78%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G CD · B E1

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