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Recognised as Colour

#C3CEEF

  • #C3CEEF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C3CEEF is a blue with RGB values 195, 206, 239 and HSL 225°, 58%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C3CEEF#C3CEEF
HEX#C3CEEF
RGBrgb(195, 206, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.8078, 0.9373
RGB percentages76.5%, 80.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(225, 57.9%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 18.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK18.4%, 13.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,832,495
CSS custom property--colour: #C3CEEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.4:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#3C3110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5D0F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CDEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B9D4D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 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 text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.6Lavender · ΔE 11.9Thistle · ΔE 13.4Light blue · ΔE 15.2Light grey · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE4C3
Analogous#C3E4EF, #CEC3EF
Triadic#EFC3CE, #CEEFC3
Split complementary#EFCEC3, #E4EFC3
Tetradic#EFC3E4, #EFE4C3, #C3EFCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBEFFA
Darker −10%#9BADE4
Darker −20%#728CDA
Darker −30%#4A6BCF
Darker −40%#3052B6
More saturated +25%#BAC9F9
Less saturated −25%#CCD3E5

Channel breakdown

R195
G206
B239
Red195 (76.5%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G CE · B EF

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