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Recognised as Colour

#C3C6D9

  • #C3C6D9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C3C6D9 is a blue with RGB values 195, 198, 217 and HSL 232°, 22%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C3C6D9#C3C6D9
HEX#C3C6D9
RGBrgb(195, 198, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7765, 0.851
RGB percentages76.5%, 77.6%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(231.8, 22.4%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 10.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK10.1%, 8.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,830,425
CSS custom property--colour: #C3C6D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#3C3926

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C8DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C6D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BEC9CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.9Silver · ΔE 10.4Thistle · ΔE 10.6Light grey · ΔE 11.1Lavender · ΔE 11.7Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9D6C3
Analogous#C3D1D9, #CBC3D9
Triadic#D9C3C6, #C6D9C3
Split complementary#D9CBC3, #D1D9C3
Tetradic#D9C3D1, #D9D6C3, #C3D9CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2E4ED
Darker −10%#A4A8C5
Darker −20%#858BB1
Darker −30%#656D9E
Darker −40%#51577F
More saturated +25%#B7BDE5
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R195
G198
B217
Red195 (76.5%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue231.82°
Saturation (HSL)22.45%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G C6 · B D9

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