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Colour

#C5D4FF

  • #C5D4FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5D4FF is a blue with RGB values 197, 212, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 89%. 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

#C5D4FF#C5D4FF
HEX#C5D4FF
RGBrgb(197, 212, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8314, 1
RGB percentages77.3%, 83.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.5, 100%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 22.7%, 100%)
CMYK22.7%, 16.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,965,119
CSS custom property--colour: #C5D4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.24:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#3A2B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7D7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3D2FEno 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 21.5 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 text14.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Lavender · ΔE 14.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 17.1Light blue · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF0C5
Analogous#C5F1FF, #D3C5FF
Triadic#FFC5D4, #D4FFC5
Split complementary#FFD3C5, #F1FFC5
Tetradic#FFC5F1, #FFF0C5, #C5FFD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8FAFF
Darker −10%#92AEFF
Darker −20%#5F88FF
Darker −30%#2C63FF
Darker −40%#0040F8
More saturated +25%#C5D4FF
Less saturated −25%#CCD8F8

Channel breakdown

R197
G212
B255
Red197 (77.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G D4 · B FF

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