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Recognised as Colour

#C6DCE9

  • #C6DCE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C6DCE9 is a blue with RGB values 198, 220, 233 and HSL 202°, 44%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C6DCE9#C6DCE9
HEX#C6DCE9
RGBrgb(198, 220, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8627, 0.9137
RGB percentages77.6%, 86.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(202.3, 44.3%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 15%, 91.4%)
CMYK15%, 5.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,032,681
CSS custom property--colour: #C6DCE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.82:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#392316

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DBEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D7E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BDE0E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.3Powder blue · ΔE 9.5Lavender · ΔE 10Gainsboro · ΔE 10.1Light grey · ΔE 10.2Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9D3C6
Analogous#C6E9E4, #C6CBE9
Triadic#E9C6DC, #DCE9C6
Split complementary#E9C6CB, #E9E4C6
Tetradic#E4C6E9, #E9D3C6, #CBE9C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF3F7
Darker −10%#A1C5DB
Darker −20%#7CAFCD
Darker −30%#5898BE
Darker −40%#3F7EA4
More saturated +25%#BCDFF3
Less saturated −25%#D0D9DF

Channel breakdown

R198
G220
B233
Red198 (77.6%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue202.29°
Saturation (HSL)44.3%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G DC · B E9

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