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Colour

#C6D0EE

  • #C6D0EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6D0EE is a blue with RGB values 198, 208, 238 and HSL 225°, 54%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6D0EE#C6D0EE
HEX#C6D0EE
RGBrgb(198, 208, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8157, 0.9333
RGB percentages77.6%, 81.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(225, 54.1%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 16.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK16.8%, 12.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,029,614
CSS custom property--colour: #C6D0EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.66:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#392F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D2EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5CFEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BDD6DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 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 text13.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5Lavender · ΔE 10.4Thistle · ΔE 13Light blue · ΔE 14.2Light grey · ΔE 16.1Gainsboro · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE4C6
Analogous#C6E4EE, #D0C6EE
Triadic#EEC6D0, #D0EEC6
Split complementary#EED0C6, #E4EEC6
Tetradic#EEC6E4, #EEE4C6, #C6EED0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF0FA
Darker −10%#9FB0E2
Darker −20%#778FD7
Darker −30%#506FCB
Darker −40%#3555B3
More saturated +25%#BDCBF7
Less saturated −25%#CFD5E5

Channel breakdown

R198
G208
B238
Red198 (77.6%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)54.05%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G D0 · B EE

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