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Recognised as Colour

#C3DEF2

  • #C3DEF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C3DEF2 is a blue with RGB values 195, 222, 242 and HSL 206°, 64%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C3DEF2#C3DEF2
HEX#C3DEF2
RGBrgb(195, 222, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.8706, 0.949
RGB percentages76.5%, 87.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(205.5, 64.4%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 19.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK19.4%, 8.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,836,594
CSS custom property--colour: #C3DEF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.05:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#3C210D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DDF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD8F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#B6E3E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.1Light steelblue · ΔE 9.7Lavender · ΔE 10.2Powder blue · ΔE 10.5Alice blue · ΔE 13.6Gainsboro · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D7C3
Analogous#C3F2EF, #C3C7F2
Triadic#F2C3DE, #DEF2C3
Split complementary#F2C3C7, #F2EFC3
Tetradic#EEC3F2, #F2D7C3, #C7F2C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF5FB
Darker −10%#99C7E9
Darker −20%#6FB0E0
Darker −30%#4599D7
Darker −40%#2980C0
More saturated +25%#BADFFB
Less saturated −25%#CCDDE9

Channel breakdown

R195
G222
B242
Red195 (76.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue205.53°
Saturation (HSL)64.38%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G DE · B F2

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