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Recognised as Colour

#C3D0E5

  • #C3D0E5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C3D0E5 is a blue with RGB values 195, 208, 229 and HSL 217°, 40%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C3D0E5#C3D0E5
HEX#C3D0E5
RGBrgb(195, 208, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.8157, 0.898
RGB percentages76.5%, 81.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(217.1, 39.5%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 14.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK14.8%, 9.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,832,997
CSS custom property--colour: #C3D0E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.47:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#3C2F1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9D1E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CEE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BBD4D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.8Lavender · ΔE 9.8Light blue · ΔE 10.7Light grey · ΔE 11.9Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7Silver · ΔE 13
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5D8C3
Analogous#C3E1E5, #C7C3E5
Triadic#E5C3D0, #D0E5C3
Split complementary#E5C7C3, #E1E5C3
Tetradic#E5C3E1, #E5D8C3, #C3E5C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7ECF4
Darker −10%#9FB4D6
Darker −20%#7C98C6
Darker −30%#587CB7
Darker −40%#436499
More saturated +25%#B8CDF0
Less saturated −25%#CED3DA

Channel breakdown

R195
G208
B229
Red195 (76.5%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue217.06°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G D0 · B E5

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