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Recognised as Colour

#C5DEF2

  • #C5DEF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C5DEF2 is a blue with RGB values 197, 222, 242 and HSL 207°, 63%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C5DEF2#C5DEF2
HEX#C5DEF2
RGBrgb(197, 222, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8706, 0.949
RGB percentages77.3%, 87.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(206.7, 63.4%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 18.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK18.6%, 8.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,967,666
CSS custom property--colour: #C5DEF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.1:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#3A210D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DDF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D8F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B9E3E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 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 text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.6Lavender · ΔE 9.5Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6Powder blue · ΔE 11Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2Alice blue · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D9C5
Analogous#C5F2F0, #C5C8F2
Triadic#F2C5DE, #DEF2C5
Split complementary#F2C5C8, #F2F0C5
Tetradic#F0C5F2, #F2D9C5, #C8F2C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFF6FB
Darker −10%#9BC6E9
Darker −20%#72AFDF
Darker −30%#4897D6
Darker −40%#2B7EC0
More saturated +25%#BCDFFB
Less saturated −25%#CEDDE9

Channel breakdown

R197
G222
B242
Red197 (77.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)63.38%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G DE · B F2

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