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Colour

#C3CBF9

  • #C3CBF9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C3CBF9 is a blue with RGB values 195, 203, 249 and HSL 231°, 82%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C3CBF9#C3CBF9
HEX#C3CBF9
RGBrgb(195, 203, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7961, 0.9765
RGB percentages76.5%, 79.6%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(231.1, 81.8%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 21.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK21.7%, 18.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,831,737
CSS custom property--colour: #C3CBF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#3C3406

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECFFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBCBF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B6D3DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Thistle · ΔE 15.8Lavender · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Light blue · ΔE 21.4Sky blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9F1C3
Analogous#C3E6F9, #D6C3F9
Triadic#F9C3CB, #CBF9C3
Split complementary#F9D6C3, #E6F9C3
Tetradic#F9C3E6, #F9F1C3, #C3F9D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F3FE
Darker −10%#95A3F4
Darker −20%#667BF0
Darker −30%#3852EB
Darker −40%#1633DA
More saturated +25%#BDC7FF
Less saturated −25%#CBD1F1

Channel breakdown

R195
G203
B249
Red195 (76.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue231.11°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G CB · B F9

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