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Recognised as Colour

#C6DEFF

  • #C6DEFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C6DEFF is a blue with RGB values 198, 222, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C6DEFF#C6DEFF
HEX#C6DEFF
RGBrgb(198, 222, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8706, 1
RGB percentages77.6%, 87.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.7, 100%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 22.4%, 100%)
CMYK22.4%, 12.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,033,215
CSS custom property--colour: #C6DEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.29:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#392100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3DFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD9FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B7E5E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Lavender · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 12.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Powder blue · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE7C6
Analogous#C6FBFF, #CAC6FF
Triadic#FFC6DE, #DEFFC6
Split complementary#FFCAC6, #FBFFC6
Tetradic#FFC6FB, #FFE7C6, #C6FFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9FCFF
Darker −10%#93C0FF
Darker −20%#60A3FF
Darker −30%#2D85FF
Darker −40%#0069F9
More saturated +25%#C6DEFF
Less saturated −25%#CDDFF8

Channel breakdown

R198
G222
B255
Red198 (77.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G DE · B FF

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