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Colour

#C5DDFF

  • #C5DDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C5DDFF is a blue with RGB values 197, 221, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C5DDFF#C5DDFF
HEX#C5DDFF
RGBrgb(197, 221, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8667, 1
RGB percentages77.3%, 86.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.2, 100%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 22.7%, 100%)
CMYK22.7%, 13.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,967,423
CSS custom property--colour: #C5DDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.16:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#3A2200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2DEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B6E4E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8Lavender · ΔE 11.4Light blue · ΔE 13.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Powder blue · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE7C5
Analogous#C5FAFF, #CAC5FF
Triadic#FFC5DD, #DDFFC5
Split complementary#FFCAC5, #FAFFC5
Tetradic#FFC5FA, #FFE7C5, #C5FFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8FBFF
Darker −10%#92BFFF
Darker −20%#5FA1FF
Darker −30%#2C83FF
Darker −40%#0067F8
More saturated +25%#C5DDFF
Less saturated −25%#CCDEF8

Channel breakdown

R197
G221
B255
Red197 (77.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G DD · B FF

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