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Colour

#C6CFE7

  • #C6CFE7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6CFE7 is a blue with RGB values 198, 207, 231 and HSL 224°, 41%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6CFE7#C6CFE7
HEX#C6CFE7
RGBrgb(198, 207, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8118, 0.9059
RGB percentages77.6%, 81.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(223.6, 40.7%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 14.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK14.3%, 10.4%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,029,351
CSS custom property--colour: #C6CFE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#393018

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D1E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CEE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BFD3D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6Lavender · ΔE 9.5Thistle · ΔE 12.5Light blue · ΔE 12.7Light grey · ΔE 13.1Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7DEC6
Analogous#C6E0E7, #CEC6E7
Triadic#E7C6CF, #CFE7C6
Split complementary#E7CEC6, #E0E7C6
Tetradic#E7C6E0, #E7DEC6, #C6E7CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAEDF6
Darker −10%#A2B1D8
Darker −20%#7E93C9
Darker −30%#5A74BA
Darker −40%#435C9E
More saturated +25%#BCCAF1
Less saturated −25%#D0D4DD

Channel breakdown

R198
G207
B231
Red198 (77.6%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G CF · B E7

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