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Recognised as Colour

#C3E1E5

  • #C3E1E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C3E1E5 is a cyan with RGB values 195, 225, 229 and HSL 187°, 40%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C3E1E5#C3E1E5
HEX#C3E1E5
RGBrgb(195, 225, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.8824, 0.898
RGB percentages76.5%, 88.2%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(187.1, 39.5%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 14.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK14.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,837,349
CSS custom property--colour: #C3E1E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.22:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#3C1E1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D9E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B9E4E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.9Light blue · ΔE 7.5Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5Light cyan · ΔE 10.5Light grey · ΔE 10.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 11
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5C7C3
Analogous#C3E5D8, #C3D0E5
Triadic#E5C3E1, #E1E5C3
Split complementary#E5C3D0, #E5D8C3
Tetradic#D8C3E5, #E5C7C3, #D0E5C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7F3F4
Darker −10%#9FCFD6
Darker −20%#7CBDC6
Darker −30%#58ACB7
Darker −40%#438F99
More saturated +25%#B8E9F0
Less saturated −25%#CED9DA

Channel breakdown

R195
G225
B229
Red195 (76.5%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue187.06°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G E1 · B E5

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