Colour

#C6CDE0

#C6CDE0
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6CDE0 is a blue with RGB values 198, 205, 224 and HSL 224°, 30%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6CDE0#C6CDE0

HEX#C6CDE0

RGBrgb(198, 205, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8039, 0.8784

RGB percentages77.6%, 80.4%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(223.8, 29.5%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 11.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK11.6%, 8.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,028,832

CSS custom property--colour: #C6CDE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.21:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#39321F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8CEE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6CCE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C0D0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.9 Lavender · ΔE 9.7 Light grey · ΔE 10.5 Silver · ΔE 11.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6 Thistle · ΔE 12.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.89, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E0D9C6

Analogous#C6DAE0, #CCC6E0

Triadic#E0C6CD, #CDE0C6

Split complementary#E0CCC6, #DAE0C6

Tetradic#E0C6DA, #E0D9C6, #C6E0CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7EAF2

Darker −10%#A5B0CE

Darker −20%#8493BC

Darker −30%#6376AA

Darker −40%#4D5E8D

More saturated +25%#BBC8EB

Less saturated −25%#D1D2D5

Channel breakdown

R198

G205

B224

Red198 (77.6%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue223.85°

Saturation (HSL)29.55%

Lightness82.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G CD · B E0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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