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Recognised as Colour

#C2CBED

  • #C2CBED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C2CBED is a blue with RGB values 194, 203, 237 and HSL 227°, 54%, 85%. 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

#C2CBED#C2CBED
HEX#C2CBED
RGBrgb(194, 203, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7961, 0.9294
RGB percentages76.1%, 79.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(227.4, 54.4%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 18.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK18.1%, 14.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,766,189
CSS custom property--colour: #C2CBED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.06:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#3D3412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CEEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFCAECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B8D1D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.7Lavender · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 12.8Light blue · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Light grey · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE4C2
Analogous#C2E1ED, #CFC2ED
Triadic#EDC2CB, #CBEDC2
Split complementary#EDCFC2, #E1EDC2
Tetradic#EDC2E1, #EDE4C2, #C2EDCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9EDF9
Darker −10%#9BA9E1
Darker −20%#7388D6
Darker −30%#4C66CA
Darker −40%#344EAF
More saturated +25%#B8C5F7
Less saturated −25%#CCD1E3

Channel breakdown

R194
G203
B237
Red194 (76.1%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue227.44°
Saturation (HSL)54.43%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G CB · B ED

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