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Recognised as Colour

#C5CEFD

  • #C5CEFD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5CEFD is a blue with RGB values 197, 206, 253 and HSL 230°, 93%, 88%. 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

#C5CEFD#C5CEFD
HEX#C5CEFD
RGBrgb(197, 206, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8078, 0.9922
RGB percentages77.3%, 80.8%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(230.4, 93.3%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 22.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK22.1%, 18.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,963,581
CSS custom property--colour: #C5CEFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.62:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#3A3102

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1D2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BECEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B8D6DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Thistle · ΔE 16.5Lavender · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Light blue · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF4C5
Analogous#C5EAFD, #D8C5FD
Triadic#FDC5CE, #CEFDC5
Split complementary#FDD8C5, #EAFDC5
Tetradic#FDC5EA, #FDF4C5, #C5FDD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F8FF
Darker −10%#94A4FB
Darker −20%#627BFA
Darker −30%#3151F8
Darker −40%#082DEE
More saturated +25%#C3CDFF
Less saturated −25%#CDD3F6

Channel breakdown

R197
G206
B253
Red197 (77.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue230.36°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G CE · B FD

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