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Recognised as Colour

#C3C3D9

  • #C3C3D9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C3C3D9 is a blue with RGB values 195, 195, 217 and HSL 240°, 22%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C3C3D9#C3C3D9
HEX#C3C3D9
RGBrgb(195, 195, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7647, 0.851
RGB percentages76.5%, 76.5%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(240, 22.4%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 10.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK10.1%, 10.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,829,657
CSS custom property--colour: #C3C3D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#3C3C26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC5DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC4D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BFC6CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.1Thistle · ΔE 9.2Silver · ΔE 11.9Lavender · ΔE 12.5Light grey · ΔE 12.8Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9D9C3
Analogous#C3CED9, #CEC3D9
Triadic#D9C3C3, #C3D9C3
Split complementary#D9CEC3, #CED9C3
Tetradic#D9C3CE, #D9D9C3, #C3D9CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2E2ED
Darker −10%#A4A4C5
Darker −20%#8585B1
Darker −30%#65659E
Darker −40%#51517F
More saturated +25%#B7B7E5
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R195
G195
B217
Red195 (76.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)22.45%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G C3 · B D9

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