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Colour

#C6D7FE

  • #C6D7FE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6D7FE is a blue with RGB values 198, 215, 254 and HSL 222°, 97%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6D7FE#C6D7FE
HEX#C6D7FE
RGBrgb(198, 215, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8431, 0.9961
RGB percentages77.6%, 84.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(221.8, 96.6%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 22%, 99.6%)
CMYK22%, 15.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,031,422
CSS custom property--colour: #C6D7FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#392801

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6D5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#B8DFE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Lavender · ΔE 12.8Light blue · ΔE 16.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Thistle · ΔE 16.9Sky blue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEEDC6
Analogous#C6F3FE, #D1C6FE
Triadic#FEC6D7, #D7FEC6
Split complementary#FED1C6, #F3FEC6
Tetradic#FEC6F3, #FEEDC6, #C6FED1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8FAFF
Darker −10%#94B4FD
Darker −20%#6291FC
Darker −30%#306DFB
Darker −40%#044DF4
More saturated +25%#C5D7FF
Less saturated −25%#CDDAF7

Channel breakdown

R198
G215
B254
Red198 (77.6%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue221.79°
Saturation (HSL)96.55%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G D7 · B FE

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