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Recognised as Colour

#C5D6EA

  • #C5D6EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5D6EA is a blue with RGB values 197, 214, 234 and HSL 212°, 47%, 85%. 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

#C5D6EA#C5D6EA
HEX#C5D6EA
RGBrgb(197, 214, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8392, 0.9176
RGB percentages77.3%, 83.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(212.4, 46.8%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 15.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK15.8%, 8.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,965,610
CSS custom property--colour: #C5D6EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.18:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#3A2915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD6EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD2EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BCDADCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 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 text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Lavender · ΔE 9Light blue · ΔE 9.3Light grey · ΔE 11.9Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2Powder blue · ΔE 13
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD9C5
Analogous#C5E9EA, #C7C5EA
Triadic#EAC5D6, #D6EAC5
Split complementary#EAC7C5, #E9EAC5
Tetradic#EAC5E9, #EAD9C5, #C5EAC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAF0F8
Darker −10%#A0BCDC
Darker −20%#7AA1CF
Darker −30%#5587C1
Darker −40%#3C6DA7
More saturated +25%#BBD5F4
Less saturated −25%#CFD7E0

Channel breakdown

R197
G214
B234
Red197 (77.3%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue212.43°
Saturation (HSL)46.84%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G D6 · B EA

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