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Colour

#C3D6E6

  • #C3D6E6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C3D6E6 is a blue with RGB values 195, 214, 230 and HSL 207°, 41%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C3D6E6#C3D6E6
HEX#C3D6E6
RGBrgb(195, 214, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.8392, 0.902
RGB percentages76.5%, 83.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(207.4, 41.2%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 15.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK15.2%, 7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,834,534
CSS custom property--colour: #C3D6E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#3C2919

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D6E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD2E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BADADBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.9Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3Lavender · ΔE 9.9Light grey · ΔE 10.5Gainsboro · ΔE 10.9Powder blue · ΔE 11.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6D3C3
Analogous#C3E6E5, #C3C4E6
Triadic#E6C3D6, #D6E6C3
Split complementary#E6C3C4, #E6E5C3
Tetradic#E5C3E6, #E6D3C3, #C4E6C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7EFF5
Darker −10%#9FBDD7
Darker −20%#7BA5C8
Darker −30%#578CB9
Darker −40%#41729C
More saturated +25%#B8D7F1
Less saturated −25%#CED5DB

Channel breakdown

R195
G214
B230
Red195 (76.5%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue207.43°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G D6 · B E6

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