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Recognised as Colour

#C5CCDD

  • #C5CCDD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5CCDD is a blue with RGB values 197, 204, 221 and HSL 222°, 26%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C5CCDD#C5CCDD
HEX#C5CCDD
RGBrgb(197, 204, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8, 0.8667
RGB percentages77.3%, 80%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(222.5, 26.1%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 10.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK10.9%, 7.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,963,037
CSS custom property--colour: #C5CCDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.06:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#3A3322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CDDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5CBDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C0CFD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.3Light grey · ΔE 9.6Silver · ΔE 10.2Lavender · ΔE 10.2Gainsboro · ΔE 10.9Light blue · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD6C5
Analogous#C5D8DD, #CAC5DD
Triadic#DDC5CC, #CCDDC5
Split complementary#DDCAC5, #D8DDC5
Tetradic#DDC5D8, #DDD6C5, #C5DDCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5E8F0
Darker −10%#A5B0CA
Darker −20%#8593B7
Darker −30%#6577A4
Darker −40%#4F5F87
More saturated +25%#BAC7E9
Less saturated −25%#D1D1D2

Channel breakdown

R197
G204
B221
Red197 (77.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue222.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.09%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G CC · B DD

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