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Colour

#C5CFEC

  • #C5CFEC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5CFEC is a blue with RGB values 197, 207, 236 and HSL 225°, 51%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C5CFEC#C5CFEC
HEX#C5CFEC
RGBrgb(197, 207, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8118, 0.9255
RGB percentages77.3%, 81.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(224.6, 50.6%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 16.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK16.5%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,963,820
CSS custom property--colour: #C5CFEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#3A3013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7D1EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CEEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BCD4D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 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 text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6Lavender · ΔE 10.4Thistle · ΔE 12.8Light blue · ΔE 13.9Light grey · ΔE 15.7Gainsboro · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE2C5
Analogous#C5E3EC, #CFC5EC
Triadic#ECC5CF, #CFECC5
Split complementary#ECCFC5, #E3ECC5
Tetradic#ECC5E3, #ECE2C5, #C5ECCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBEFF9
Darker −10%#9FAFDF
Darker −20%#788FD3
Darker −30%#5270C6
Darker −40%#3956AC
More saturated +25%#BBCAF6
Less saturated −25%#CFD4E2

Channel breakdown

R197
G207
B236
Red197 (77.3%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue224.62°
Saturation (HSL)50.65%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G CF · B EC

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