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Colour

#C6CEE1

  • #C6CEE1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6CEE1 is a blue with RGB values 198, 206, 225 and HSL 222°, 31%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6CEE1#C6CEE1
HEX#C6CEE1
RGBrgb(198, 206, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8078, 0.8824
RGB percentages77.6%, 80.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(222.2, 31%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 12%, 88.2%)
CMYK12%, 8.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,029,089
CSS custom property--colour: #C6CEE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.32:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#39311E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CFE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CDE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C0D2D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.9Lavender · ΔE 9.6Light grey · ΔE 10.5Silver · ΔE 11.5Gainsboro · ΔE 11.5Light blue · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D9C6
Analogous#C6DBE1, #CBC6E1
Triadic#E1C6CE, #CEE1C6
Split complementary#E1CBC6, #DBE1C6
Tetradic#E1C6DB, #E1D9C6, #C6E1CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7EBF3
Darker −10%#A5B1CF
Darker −20%#8395BE
Darker −30%#6278AC
Darker −40%#4C608F
More saturated +25%#BBCAEC
Less saturated −25%#D1D2D6

Channel breakdown

R198
G206
B225
Red198 (77.6%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue222.22°
Saturation (HSL)31.03%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G CE · B E1

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