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Recognised as Colour

#C2CEED

  • #C2CEED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C2CEED is a blue with RGB values 194, 206, 237 and HSL 223°, 54%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C2CEED#C2CEED
HEX#C2CEED
RGBrgb(194, 206, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.8078, 0.9294
RGB percentages76.1%, 80.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(223.3, 54.4%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 18.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK18.1%, 13.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,766,957
CSS custom property--colour: #C2CEED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.35:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#3D3112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5D0EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CCECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B8D4D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.8Lavender · ΔE 11.5Thistle · ΔE 13.5Light blue · ΔE 14.2Light grey · ΔE 16.9Gainsboro · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE1C2
Analogous#C2E4ED, #CBC2ED
Triadic#EDC2CE, #CEEDC2
Split complementary#EDCCC2, #E4EDC2
Tetradic#EDC2E4, #EDE1C2, #C2EDCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9EEF9
Darker −10%#9BAEE1
Darker −20%#738FD6
Darker −30%#4C6FCA
Darker −40%#3456AF
More saturated +25%#B8CAF7
Less saturated −25%#CCD2E3

Channel breakdown

R194
G206
B237
Red194 (76.1%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue223.26°
Saturation (HSL)54.43%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G CE · B ED

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