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Recognised as Colour

#C3CAF0

  • #C3CAF0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C3CAF0 is a blue with RGB values 195, 202, 240 and HSL 231°, 60%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C3CAF0#C3CAF0
HEX#C3CAF0
RGBrgb(195, 202, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7922, 0.9412
RGB percentages76.5%, 79.2%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(230.7, 60%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 18.8%, 94.1%)
CMYK18.8%, 15.8%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,831,472
CSS custom property--colour: #C3CAF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#3C350F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CDF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDCAEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B9D1D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.6Thistle · ΔE 13.1Lavender · ΔE 14.1Light blue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Light grey · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0E9C3
Analogous#C3E0F0, #D3C3F0
Triadic#F0C3CA, #CAF0C3
Split complementary#F0D3C3, #E1F0C3
Tetradic#F0C3E0, #F0E9C3, #C3F0D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECEEFA
Darker −10%#9AA6E6
Darker −20%#7182DC
Darker −30%#495ED1
Darker −40%#2E44B9
More saturated +25%#BAC4F9
Less saturated −25%#CCD0E7

Channel breakdown

R195
G202
B240
Red195 (76.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue230.67°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G CA · B F0

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