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Recognised as Colour

#C3E3F3

  • #C3E3F3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C3E3F3 is a blue with RGB values 195, 227, 243 and HSL 200°, 67%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C3E3F3#C3E3F3
HEX#C3E3F3
RGBrgb(195, 227, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.8902, 0.9529
RGB percentages76.5%, 89%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(200, 66.7%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 19.8%, 95.3%)
CMYK19.8%, 6.6%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,837,875
CSS custom property--colour: #C3E3F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.6:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#3C1C0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBE1F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4DBF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B6E8E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6Powder blue · ΔE 8Lavender · ΔE 11.5Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Alice blue · ΔE 12.6Light cyan · ΔE 12.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3D3C3
Analogous#C3F3EB, #C3CBF3
Triadic#F3C3E3, #E3F3C3
Split complementary#F3C3CB, #F3EBC3
Tetradic#EBC3F3, #F3D3C3, #CBF3C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF7FC
Darker −10%#99CFEA
Darker −20%#6EBBE2
Darker −30%#43A7D9
Darker −40%#278FC3
More saturated +25%#BAE6FC
Less saturated −25%#CCE0EA

Channel breakdown

R195
G227
B243
Red195 (76.5%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G E3 · B F3

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