Colour

#C2C7D6

#C2C7D6
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C2C7D6 is a blue with RGB values 194, 199, 214 and HSL 225°, 20%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C2C7D6#C2C7D6

HEX#C2C7D6

RGBrgb(194, 199, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7804, 0.8392

RGB percentages76.1%, 78%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(225, 19.6%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 9.3%, 83.9%)

CMYK9.3%, 7%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,765,142

CSS custom property--colour: #C2C7D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#3D3829

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3C8D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2C6D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BECACCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8 Silver · ΔE 8.5 Light grey · ΔE 9.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.1 Lavender · ΔE 11.9 Thistle · ΔE 12.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D6D1C2

Analogous#C2D1D6, #C7C2D6

Triadic#D6C2C7, #C7D6C2

Split complementary#D6C7C2, #D1D6C2

Tetradic#D6C2D1, #D6D1C2, #C2D6C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E1E3EB

Darker −10%#A3ABC2

Darker −20%#858FAD

Darker −30%#667399

Darker −40%#525C7A

More saturated +25%#B5C1E3

Less saturated −25%#CCCCCC

Channel breakdown

R194

G199

B214

Red194 (76.1%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)19.61%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G C7 · B D6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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