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Recognised as Colour

#C6C6EF

  • #C6C6EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6C6EF is a blue with RGB values 198, 198, 239 and HSL 240°, 56%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6C6EF#C6C6EF
HEX#C6C6EF
RGBrgb(198, 198, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7765, 0.9373
RGB percentages77.6%, 77.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(240, 56.2%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 17.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK17.2%, 17.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,027,055
CSS custom property--colour: #C6C6EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#393910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCCBF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC8EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BDCDD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11Thistle · ΔE 12.1Lavender · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Light blue · ΔE 21.2Silver · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFEFC6
Analogous#C6DBEF, #DBC6EF
Triadic#EFC6C6, #C6EFC6
Split complementary#EFDBC6, #DBEFC6
Tetradic#EFC6DB, #EFEFC6, #C6EFDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEEEFA
Darker −10%#9E9EE4
Darker −20%#7676D9
Darker −30%#4F4FCD
Darker −40%#3333B6
More saturated +25%#BDBDF8
Less saturated −25%#CFCFE6

Channel breakdown

R198
G198
B239
Red198 (77.6%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)56.16%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G C6 · B EF

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