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Recognised as Colour

#C3C9D1

  • #C3C9D1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#C3C9D1 is a blue with RGB values 195, 201, 209 and HSL 214°, 13%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C3C9D1#C3C9D1
HEX#C3C9D1
RGBrgb(195, 201, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7882, 0.8196
RGB percentages76.5%, 78.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(214.3, 13.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 6.7%, 82%)
CMYK6.7%, 3.8%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,831,185
CSS custom property--colour: #C3C9D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#3C362E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C9D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5C8D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C0CBCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.6Light grey · ΔE 6.1Gainsboro · ΔE 8.5Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.4Light blue · ΔE 12.8
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1CBC3
Analogous#C3D0D1, #C4C3D1
Triadic#D1C3C9, #C9D1C3
Split complementary#D1C4C3, #D0D1C3
Tetradic#D1C3D0, #D1CBC3, #C3D1C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFD
Lighter +10%#E0E3E7
Darker −10%#A6AFBB
Darker −20%#8995A5
Darker −30%#6D7B8E
Darker −40%#576271
More saturated +25%#B6C7DE
Less saturated −25%#CACACA

Channel breakdown

R195
G201
B209
Red195 (76.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)13.21%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G C9 · B D1

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