Colour

#C3C3F7

#C3C3F7
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C3C3F7 is a blue with RGB values 195, 195, 247 and HSL 240°, 76%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C3C3F7#C3C3F7

HEX#C3C3F7

RGBrgb(195, 195, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7647, 0.9686

RGB percentages76.5%, 76.5%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(240, 76.5%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 21.1%, 96.9%)

CMYK21.1%, 21.1%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,829,687

CSS custom property--colour: #C3C3F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#3C3C08

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6C9F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4C6F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B8CCD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9 Thistle · ΔE 16.6 Lavender · ΔE 20.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7 Plum · ΔE 23.3 Sky blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F7F7C3

Analogous#C3DDF7, #DDC3F7

Triadic#F7C3C3, #C3F7C3

Split complementary#F7DDC3, #DDF7C3

Tetradic#F7C3DD, #F7F7C3, #C3F7DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0F0FD

Darker −10%#9696F1

Darker −20%#6969EB

Darker −30%#3C3CE5

Darker −40%#1C1CD2

More saturated +25%#BBBBFF

Less saturated −25%#CCCCEF

Channel breakdown

R195

G195

B247

Red195 (76.5%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness86.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G C3 · B F7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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