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Colour

#C5CDFF

  • #C5CDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5CDFF is a blue with RGB values 197, 205, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C5CDFF#C5CDFF
HEX#C5CDFF
RGBrgb(197, 205, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8039, 1
RGB percentages77.3%, 80.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(231.7, 100%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 22.7%, 100%)
CMYK22.7%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,963,327
CSS custom property--colour: #C5CDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#3A3200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFD2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCCEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B7D6DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Thistle · ΔE 17.4Lavender · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Light blue · ΔE 23.2Sky blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF7C5
Analogous#C5EAFF, #DAC5FF
Triadic#FFC5CD, #CDFFC5
Split complementary#FFDAC5, #EAFFC5
Tetradic#FFC5EA, #FFF7C5, #C5FFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F9FF
Darker −10%#92A1FF
Darker −20%#5F75FF
Darker −30%#2C49FF
Darker −40%#0022F8
More saturated +25%#C5CDFF
Less saturated −25%#CCD2F8

Channel breakdown

R197
G205
B255
Red197 (77.3%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G CD · B FF

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