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Colour

#C5D6FF

  • #C5D6FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5D6FF is a blue with RGB values 197, 214, 255 and HSL 222°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C5D6FF#C5D6FF
HEX#C5D6FF
RGBrgb(197, 214, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8392, 1
RGB percentages77.3%, 83.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(222.4, 100%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 22.7%, 100%)
CMYK22.7%, 16.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,965,631
CSS custom property--colour: #C5D6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#3A2900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#B6DEE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Lavender · ΔE 13.7Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3Thistle · ΔE 17.2Light blue · ΔE 17.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEEC5
Analogous#C5F3FF, #D1C5FF
Triadic#FFC5D6, #D6FFC5
Split complementary#FFD1C5, #F3FFC5
Tetradic#FFC5F3, #FFEEC5, #C5FFD1

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%#92B2FF
Darker −20%#5F8EFF
Darker −30%#2C6AFF
Darker −40%#0049F8
More saturated +25%#C5D6FF
Less saturated −25%#CCD9F8

Channel breakdown

R197
G214
B255
Red197 (77.3%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue222.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G D6 · B FF

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