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Colour

#C6CCDE

  • #C6CCDE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6CCDE is a blue with RGB values 198, 204, 222 and HSL 225°, 27%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6CCDE#C6CCDE
HEX#C6CCDE
RGBrgb(198, 204, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8, 0.8706
RGB percentages77.6%, 80%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(225, 26.7%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 10.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK10.8%, 8.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,028,574
CSS custom property--colour: #C6CCDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#393321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CDDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5CBDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C1CFD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.2Lavender · ΔE 10Light grey · ΔE 10Silver · ΔE 10.7Gainsboro · ΔE 11.2Thistle · ΔE 11.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED8C6
Analogous#C6D8DE, #CCC6DE
Triadic#DEC6CC, #CCDEC6
Split complementary#DECCC6, #D8DEC6
Tetradic#DEC6D8, #DED8C6, #C6DECC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6E9F1
Darker −10%#A6AFCB
Darker −20%#8592B9
Darker −30%#6575A6
Darker −40%#4F5E89
More saturated +25%#BBC6E9
Less saturated −25%#D1D2D3

Channel breakdown

R198
G204
B222
Red198 (77.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G CC · B DE

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