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Colour

#C5D4FE

  • #C5D4FE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5D4FE is a blue with RGB values 197, 212, 254 and HSL 224°, 97%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C5D4FE#C5D4FE
HEX#C5D4FE
RGBrgb(197, 212, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8314, 0.9961
RGB percentages77.3%, 83.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(224.2, 96.6%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 22.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK22.4%, 16.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,965,118
CSS custom property--colour: #C5D4FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#3A2B01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3D2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B7DCE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8Lavender · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Thistle · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEEFC5
Analogous#C5F0FE, #D3C5FE
Triadic#FEC5D4, #D4FEC5
Split complementary#FED3C5, #F0FEC5
Tetradic#FEC5F0, #FEEFC5, #C5FED3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F9FF
Darker −10%#93AFFD
Darker −20%#618AFC
Darker −30%#2F64FB
Darker −40%#0443F3
More saturated +25%#C4D4FF
Less saturated −25%#CCD7F7

Channel breakdown

R197
G212
B254
Red197 (77.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)96.61%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G D4 · B FE

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