Colour

#C3CBFF

#C3CBFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C3CBFF is a blue with RGB values 195, 203, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C3CBFF#C3CBFF

HEX#C3CBFF

RGBrgb(195, 203, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7961, 1

RGB percentages76.5%, 79.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(232, 100%, 88.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232, 23.5%, 100%)

CMYK23.5%, 20.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,831,743

CSS custom property--colour: #C3CBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.31:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#3C3400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDD0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9CCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B5D4DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2 Thistle · ΔE 18 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3 Lavender · ΔE 19.5 Sky blue · ΔE 23.8 Light blue · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFF7C3

Analogous#C3E9FF, #D9C3FF

Triadic#FFC3CB, #CBFFC3

Split complementary#FFD9C3, #E9FFC3

Tetradic#FFC3E9, #FFF7C3, #C3FFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F7FF

Darker −10%#909FFF

Darker −20%#5D73FF

Darker −30%#2A46FF

Darker −40%#0021F6

More saturated +25%#C3CBFF

Less saturated −25%#CBD1F8

Channel breakdown

R195

G203

B255

Red195 (76.5%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue232°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness88.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G CB · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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