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Colour

#C5CADA

  • #C5CADA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5CADA is a blue with RGB values 197, 202, 218 and HSL 226°, 22%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C5CADA#C5CADA
HEX#C5CADA
RGBrgb(197, 202, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7922, 0.8549
RGB percentages77.3%, 79.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(225.7, 22.1%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 9.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK9.6%, 7.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,962,522
CSS custom property--colour: #C5CADA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#3A3525

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CBDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4C9DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C1CDCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8Light grey · ΔE 9.2Silver · ΔE 9.4Gainsboro · ΔE 10.7Lavender · ΔE 10.8Thistle · ΔE 11.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAD5C5
Analogous#C5D4DA, #CBC5DA
Triadic#DAC5CA, #CADAC5
Split complementary#DACBC5, #D4DAC5
Tetradic#DAC5D4, #DAD5C5, #C5DACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E6EE
Darker −10%#A6AEC6
Darker −20%#8791B2
Darker −30%#68759E
Darker −40%#525D81
More saturated +25%#B9C4E6
Less saturated −25%#D0D0D0

Channel breakdown

R197
G202
B218
Red197 (77.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue225.71°
Saturation (HSL)22.11%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G CA · B DA

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