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Colour

#C3CCE5

  • #C3CCE5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C3CCE5 is a blue with RGB values 195, 204, 229 and HSL 224°, 40%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C3CCE5#C3CCE5
HEX#C3CCE5
RGBrgb(195, 204, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.8, 0.898
RGB percentages76.5%, 80%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(224.1, 39.5%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 14.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK14.8%, 10.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,831,973
CSS custom property--colour: #C3CCE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#3C331A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CEE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2CBE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BBD1D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.2Lavender · ΔE 10.6Thistle · ΔE 12.2Light blue · ΔE 13.1Light grey · ΔE 13.7Silver · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DCC3
Analogous#C3DDE5, #CBC3E5
Triadic#E5C3CC, #CCE5C3
Split complementary#E5CBC3, #DDE5C3
Tetradic#E5C3DD, #E5DCC3, #C3E5CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7EAF4
Darker −10%#9FAED6
Darker −20%#7C90C6
Darker −30%#5871B7
Darker −40%#435A99
More saturated +25%#B8C7F0
Less saturated −25%#CED1DA

Channel breakdown

R195
G204
B229
Red195 (76.5%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue224.12°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G CC · B E5

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