Colour

#C2DDE5

#C2DDE5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#C2DDE5 is a cyan with RGB values 194, 221, 229 and HSL 194°, 40%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C2DDE5#C2DDE5

HEX#C2DDE5

RGBrgb(194, 221, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.8667, 0.898

RGB percentages76.1%, 86.7%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(193.7, 40.2%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.7, 15.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK15.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,770,789

CSS custom property--colour: #C2DDE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.77:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#3D221A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7DBE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2D6E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B8E0DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.4 Powder blue · ΔE 6.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.1 Light grey · ΔE 10.2 Light cyan · ΔE 12.3 Lavender · ΔE 12.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5CAC2

Analogous#C2E5DC, #C2CBE5

Triadic#E5C2DD, #DDE5C2

Split complementary#E5C2CB, #E5DCC2

Tetradic#DCC2E5, #E5CAC2, #CBE5C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E6F1F4

Darker −10%#9EC9D6

Darker −20%#7AB5C7

Darker −30%#57A1B7

Darker −40%#41859A

More saturated +25%#B7E3F0

Less saturated −25%#CDD7DA

Channel breakdown

R194

G221

B229

Red194 (76.1%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue193.71°

Saturation (HSL)40.23%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G DD · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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