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Recognised as Colour

#C3CEEA

  • #C3CEEA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C3CEEA is a blue with RGB values 195, 206, 234 and HSL 223°, 48%, 84%. 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

#C3CEEA#C3CEEA
HEX#C3CEEA
RGBrgb(195, 206, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.8078, 0.9176
RGB percentages76.5%, 80.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(223.1, 48.1%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 16.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK16.7%, 12%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,832,490
CSS custom property--colour: #C3CEEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.34:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#3C3115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D0EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3CCE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#BAD3D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.4Lavender · ΔE 10.7Thistle · ΔE 13Light blue · ΔE 13.3Light grey · ΔE 15.3Gainsboro · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADFC3
Analogous#C3E2EA, #CBC3EA
Triadic#EAC3CE, #CEEAC3
Split complementary#EACCC3, #E2EAC3
Tetradic#EAC3E2, #EADFC3, #C3EACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9EDF7
Darker −10%#9DAFDD
Darker −20%#7790D0
Darker −30%#5271C2
Darker −40%#3A59A7
More saturated +25%#B9CAF4
Less saturated −25%#CDD2E0

Channel breakdown

R195
G206
B234
Red195 (76.5%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue223.08°
Saturation (HSL)48.15%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G CE · B EA

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