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Colour

#C6CBDA

  • #C6CBDA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6CBDA is a blue with RGB values 198, 203, 218 and HSL 225°, 21%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6CBDA#C6CBDA
HEX#C6CBDA
RGBrgb(198, 203, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7961, 0.8549
RGB percentages77.6%, 79.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(225, 21.3%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 9.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK9.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,028,314
CSS custom property--colour: #C6CBDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#393425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CCDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C2CED0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3Light grey · ΔE 8.6Silver · ΔE 9Gainsboro · ΔE 10.1Lavender · ΔE 10.5Thistle · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAD5C6
Analogous#C6D5DA, #CBC6DA
Triadic#DAC6CB, #CBDAC6
Split complementary#DACBC6, #D5DAC6
Tetradic#DAC6D5, #DAD5C6, #C6DACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5E7EE
Darker −10%#A7AFC6
Darker −20%#8893B2
Darker −30%#69769E
Darker −40%#535F81
More saturated +25%#BAC5E6
Less saturated −25%#D0D0D0

Channel breakdown

R198
G203
B218
Red198 (77.6%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)21.28%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G CB · B DA

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