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Recognised as Colour

#C6C4EC

  • #C6C4EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6C4EC is a blue with RGB values 198, 196, 236 and HSL 243°, 51%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6C4EC#C6C4EC
HEX#C6C4EC
RGBrgb(198, 196, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7686, 0.9255
RGB percentages77.6%, 76.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(243, 51.3%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243, 16.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK16.1%, 16.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,026,540
CSS custom property--colour: #C6C4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.51:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#393B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC9EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC7EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BECAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11Thistle · ΔE 11.3Lavender · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4Silver · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAECC4
Analogous#C4D6EC, #DAC4EC
Triadic#ECC6C4, #C4ECC6
Split complementary#ECDAC4, #D6ECC4
Tetradic#ECC4D6, #EAECC4, #C4ECDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBEBF8
Darker −10%#A19DE0
Darker −20%#7B77D3
Darker −30%#5650C7
Darker −40%#3D38AC
More saturated +25%#BDBAF6
Less saturated −25%#CFCEE2

Channel breakdown

R198
G196
B236
Red198 (77.6%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue243°
Saturation (HSL)51.28%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G C4 · B EC

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