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Colour

#C6D6FF

  • #C6D6FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6D6FF is a blue with RGB values 198, 214, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6D6FF#C6D6FF
HEX#C6D6FF
RGBrgb(198, 214, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8392, 1
RGB percentages77.6%, 83.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.2, 100%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 22.4%, 100%)
CMYK22.4%, 16.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,031,167
CSS custom property--colour: #C6D6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#392900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B8DEE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 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 text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7Lavender · ΔE 13.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6Thistle · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEFC6
Analogous#C6F3FF, #D3C6FF
Triadic#FFC6D6, #D6FFC6
Split complementary#FFD2C6, #F3FFC6
Tetradic#FFC6F3, #FFEFC6, #C6FFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9FBFF
Darker −10%#93B1FF
Darker −20%#608DFF
Darker −30%#2D68FF
Darker −40%#0046F9
More saturated +25%#C6D6FF
Less saturated −25%#CDD9F8

Channel breakdown

R198
G214
B255
Red198 (77.6%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G D6 · B FF

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