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Colour

#C5DFF6

  • #C5DFF6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C5DFF6 is a blue with RGB values 197, 223, 246 and HSL 208°, 73%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C5DFF6#C5DFF6
HEX#C5DFF6
RGBrgb(197, 223, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8745, 0.9647
RGB percentages77.3%, 87.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(208.2, 73.1%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 19.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK19.9%, 9.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,967,926
CSS custom property--colour: #C5DFF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71299WCAG 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 15.26:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#3A2009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DFF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D9F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B8E4E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.4Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6Lavender · ΔE 9.7Powder blue · ΔE 12Alice blue · ΔE 13.9Gainsboro · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6DCC5
Analogous#C5F6F4, #C5C7F6
Triadic#F6C5DF, #DFF6C5
Split complementary#F6C5C7, #F6F4C5
Tetradic#F4C5F6, #F6DCC5, #C7F6C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F7FD
Darker −10%#99C7EF
Darker −20%#6DAEE8
Darker −30%#4196E1
Darker −40%#207DCF
More saturated +25%#BDE0FE
Less saturated −25%#CDDEEE

Channel breakdown

R197
G223
B246
Red197 (77.3%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue208.16°
Saturation (HSL)73.13%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G DF · B F6

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