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Colour

#C6D6FD

  • #C6D6FD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6D6FD is a blue with RGB values 198, 214, 253 and HSL 223°, 93%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6D6FD#C6D6FD
HEX#C6D6FD
RGBrgb(198, 214, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8392, 0.9922
RGB percentages77.6%, 83.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(222.5, 93.2%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 21.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK21.7%, 15.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,031,165
CSS custom property--colour: #C6D6FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#392902

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6D4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#B8DDE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Lavender · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 16.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDEDC6
Analogous#C6F2FD, #D1C6FD
Triadic#FDC6D6, #D6FDC6
Split complementary#FDD1C6, #F2FDC6
Tetradic#FDC6F2, #FDEDC6, #C6FDD1

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%#95B3FB
Darker −20%#638FFA
Darker −30%#326CF8
Darker −40%#084BEF
More saturated +25%#C4D5FF
Less saturated −25%#CDD9F6

Channel breakdown

R198
G214
B253
Red198 (77.6%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue222.55°
Saturation (HSL)93.22%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G D6 · B FD

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