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Recognised as Colour

#C6D0EC

  • #C6D0EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6D0EC is a blue with RGB values 198, 208, 236 and HSL 224°, 50%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6D0EC#C6D0EC
HEX#C6D0EC
RGBrgb(198, 208, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8157, 0.9255
RGB percentages77.6%, 81.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(224.2, 50%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 16.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK16.1%, 11.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,029,612
CSS custom property--colour: #C6D0EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.63:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#392F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D2EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5CFEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BDD5D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.2Lavender · ΔE 9.9Thistle · ΔE 12.9Light blue · ΔE 13.6Light grey · ΔE 15.1Gainsboro · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE2C6
Analogous#C6E3EC, #CFC6EC
Triadic#ECC6D0, #D0ECC6
Split complementary#ECCFC6, #E3ECC6
Tetradic#ECC6E3, #ECE2C6, #C6ECCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF0F9
Darker −10%#A0B0DF
Darker −20%#7A91D3
Darker −30%#5371C6
Darker −40%#3958AD
More saturated +25%#BDCCF6
Less saturated −25%#D0D5E3

Channel breakdown

R198
G208
B236
Red198 (77.6%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G D0 · B EC

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