Colour

#C3DCE2

#C3DCE2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#C3DCE2 is a cyan with RGB values 195, 220, 226 and HSL 192°, 35%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C3DCE2#C3DCE2

HEX#C3DCE2

RGBrgb(195, 220, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.8627, 0.8863

RGB percentages76.5%, 86.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(191.6, 34.8%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.6, 13.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK13.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,836,066

CSS custom property--colour: #C3DCE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.66:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#3C231D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7DAE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2D6E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#BBDFDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.3 Powder blue · ΔE 7.4 Light grey · ΔE 9.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.2 Light cyan · ΔE 12.3 Silver · ΔE 12.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E2C9C3

Analogous#C3E2D8, #C3CDE2

Triadic#E2C3DC, #DCE2C3

Split complementary#E2C3CD, #E2D8C3

Tetradic#D8C3E2, #E2C9C3, #CDE2C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E5F0F3

Darker −10%#A1C8D1

Darker −20%#7EB4C1

Darker −30%#5CA0B0

Darker −40%#478492

More saturated +25%#B8E3ED

Less saturated −25%#CED5D7

Channel breakdown

R195

G220

B226

Red195 (76.5%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue191.61°

Saturation (HSL)34.83%

Lightness82.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G DC · B E2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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