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Colour

#C6D3F6

  • #C6D3F6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6D3F6 is a blue with RGB values 198, 211, 246 and HSL 224°, 73%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6D3F6#C6D3F6
HEX#C6D3F6
RGBrgb(198, 211, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8275, 0.9647
RGB percentages77.6%, 82.7%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(223.8, 72.7%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 19.5%, 96.5%)
CMYK19.5%, 14.2%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,030,390
CSS custom property--colour: #C6D3F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#392C09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9D5F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D1F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BBDADEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Lavender · ΔE 11.5Thistle · ΔE 14.7Light blue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6E9C6
Analogous#C6EBF6, #D1C6F6
Triadic#F6C6D3, #D3F6C6
Split complementary#F6D1C6, #EBF6C6
Tetradic#F6C6EB, #F6E9C6, #C6F6D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F5FD
Darker −10%#9AB1EF
Darker −20%#6E8FE8
Darker −30%#426DE1
Darker −40%#2150CF
More saturated +25%#BECFFE
Less saturated −25%#CED7EE

Channel breakdown

R198
G211
B246
Red198 (77.6%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue223.75°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G D3 · B F6

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