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Colour

#C6D4FD

  • #C6D4FD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6D4FD is a blue with RGB values 198, 212, 253 and HSL 225°, 93%, 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

#C6D4FD#C6D4FD
HEX#C6D4FD
RGBrgb(198, 212, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8314, 0.9922
RGB percentages77.6%, 83.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(224.7, 93.2%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 21.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK21.7%, 16.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,030,653
CSS custom property--colour: #C6D4FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.24:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#392B02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4D2FCno 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 20.9 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 text14.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.5Lavender · ΔE 13.7Thistle · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDEFC6
Analogous#C6EFFD, #D4C6FD
Triadic#FDC6D4, #D4FDC6
Split complementary#FDD3C6, #EFFDC6
Tetradic#FDC6EF, #FDEFC6, #C6FDD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F9FF
Darker −10%#95AFFB
Darker −20%#638AFA
Darker −30%#3264F8
Darker −40%#0843EF
More saturated +25%#C4D3FF
Less saturated −25%#CDD8F6

Channel breakdown

R198
G212
B253
Red198 (77.6%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue224.73°
Saturation (HSL)93.22%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G D4 · B FD

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