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Recognised as Colour

#C5CDE8

  • #C5CDE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5CDE8 is a blue with RGB values 197, 205, 232 and HSL 226°, 43%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C5CDE8#C5CDE8
HEX#C5CDE8
RGBrgb(197, 205, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8039, 0.9098
RGB percentages77.3%, 80.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(226.3, 43.2%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 15.1%, 91%)
CMYK15.1%, 11.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,963,304
CSS custom property--colour: #C5CDE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.27:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#3A3217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CFE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3CCE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BDD2D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.8Lavender · ΔE 10.4Thistle · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 13.9Light grey · ΔE 14.6Silver · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8E0C5
Analogous#C5DFE8, #CFC5E8
Triadic#E8C5CD, #CDE8C5
Split complementary#E8CFC5, #DFE8C5
Tetradic#E8C5DF, #E8E0C5, #C5E8CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAECF6
Darker −10%#A0AEDA
Darker −20%#7C8ECB
Darker −30%#576FBD
Darker −40%#4056A1
More saturated +25%#BBC8F2
Less saturated −25%#CFD2DE

Channel breakdown

R197
G205
B232
Red197 (77.3%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue226.29°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G CD · B E8

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