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Colour

#C2C8E1

  • #C2C8E1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C2C8E1 is a blue with RGB values 194, 200, 225 and HSL 228°, 34%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C2C8E1#C2C8E1
HEX#C2C8E1
RGBrgb(194, 200, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7843, 0.8824
RGB percentages76.1%, 78.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(228.4, 34.1%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 13.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK13.8%, 11.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,765,409
CSS custom property--colour: #C2C8E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#3D371E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1CAE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC8E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BBCCD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 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 text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.3Thistle · ΔE 11Lavender · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1DBC2
Analogous#C2D8E1, #CBC2E1
Triadic#E1C2C8, #C8E1C2
Split complementary#E1CBC2, #D8E1C2
Tetradic#E1C2D7, #E1DBC2, #C2E1CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E7F2
Darker −10%#A0A9D0
Darker −20%#7E8ABF
Darker −30%#5B6CAF
Darker −40%#475590
More saturated +25%#B7C1EC
Less saturated −25%#CDCFD6

Channel breakdown

R194
G200
B225
Red194 (76.1%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue228.39°
Saturation (HSL)34.07%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G C8 · B E1

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