Colour

#C6D4FC

#C6D4FC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6D4FC is a blue with RGB values 198, 212, 252 and HSL 224°, 90%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6D4FC#C6D4FC

HEX#C6D4FC

RGBrgb(198, 212, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8314, 0.9882

RGB percentages77.6%, 83.1%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(224.4, 90%, 88.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 21.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK21.4%, 15.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,030,652

CSS custom property--colour: #C6D4FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#392B03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8D7FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4D2FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B9DCE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1 Lavender · ΔE 13.3 Thistle · ΔE 16.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 17 Light blue · ΔE 17.4 Sky blue · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FCEEC6

Analogous#C6EFFC, #D3C6FC

Triadic#FCC6D4, #D4FCC6

Split complementary#FCD3C6, #EFFCC6

Tetradic#FCC6EF, #FCEEC6, #C6FCD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F9FF

Darker −10%#96AFF9

Darker −20%#658BF7

Darker −30%#3566F4

Darker −40%#0C46EA

More saturated +25%#C3D3FF

Less saturated −25%#CED8F5

Channel breakdown

R198

G212

B252

Red198 (77.6%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue224.44°

Saturation (HSL)90%

Lightness88.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G D4 · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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