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Recognised as Colour

#C5D8E2

  • #C5D8E2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C5D8E2 is a blue with RGB values 197, 216, 226 and HSL 201°, 33%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C5D8E2#C5D8E2
HEX#C5D8E2
RGBrgb(197, 216, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8471, 0.8863
RGB percentages77.3%, 84.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(200.7, 33.3%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 12.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK12.8%, 4.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,966,114
CSS custom property--colour: #C5D8E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.29:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#3A271D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3D7E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD3E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BEDBDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 8.3Gainsboro · ΔE 8.7Powder blue · ΔE 9.8Lavender · ΔE 10.7Light steelblue · ΔE 11
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CFC5
Analogous#C5E2DD, #C5CAE2
Triadic#E2C5D8, #D8E2C5
Split complementary#E2C5CA, #E2DDC5
Tetradic#DDC5E2, #E2CFC5, #CAE2C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7EFF3
Darker −10%#A3C1D1
Darker −20%#81AAC0
Darker −30%#5F93AF
Darker −40%#497992
More saturated +25%#BADBED
Less saturated −25%#D0D5D7

Channel breakdown

R197
G216
B226
Red197 (77.3%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue200.69°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G D8 · B E2

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