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Colour

#C5CEE8

  • #C5CEE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5CEE8 is a blue with RGB values 197, 206, 232 and HSL 225°, 43%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C5CEE8#C5CEE8
HEX#C5CEE8
RGBrgb(197, 206, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8078, 0.9098
RGB percentages77.3%, 80.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(224.6, 43.2%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 15.1%, 91%)
CMYK15.1%, 11.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,963,560
CSS custom property--colour: #C5CEE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.37:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#3A3117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7D0E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CDE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BDD3D6no 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 text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.7Lavender · ΔE 10.1Thistle · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 13.3Light grey · ΔE 14.1Gainsboro · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8DFC5
Analogous#C5E0E8, #CEC5E8
Triadic#E8C5CE, #CEE8C5
Split complementary#E8CEC5, #E0E8C5
Tetradic#E8C5E0, #E8DFC5, #C5E8CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAEDF6
Darker −10%#A0AFDA
Darker −20%#7C90CB
Darker −30%#5771BD
Darker −40%#4059A1
More saturated +25%#BBC9F2
Less saturated −25%#CFD3DE

Channel breakdown

R197
G206
B232
Red197 (77.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue224.57°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G CE · B E8

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