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Recognised as Colour

#C6E0E5

  • #C6E0E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C6E0E5 is a cyan with RGB values 198, 224, 229 and HSL 190°, 37%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C6E0E5#C6E0E5
HEX#C6E0E5
RGBrgb(198, 224, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8784, 0.898
RGB percentages77.6%, 87.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(189.7, 37.3%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 13.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK13.5%, 2.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,033,701
CSS custom property--colour: #C6E0E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.19:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#391F1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D9E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BDE3E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.2Light blue · ΔE 7.9Gainsboro · ΔE 9.3Light grey · ΔE 9.7Light cyan · ΔE 10.8Alice blue · ΔE 11.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5CBC6
Analogous#C6E5DB, #C6D1E5
Triadic#E5C6E0, #E0E5C6
Split complementary#E5C6D1, #E5DBC6
Tetradic#DBC6E5, #E5CBC6, #D1E5C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9F3F5
Darker −10%#A3CDD5
Darker −20%#80BAC5
Darker −30%#5DA7B5
Darker −40%#468C99
More saturated +25%#BCE7EF
Less saturated −25%#D0D9DB

Channel breakdown

R198
G224
B229
Red198 (77.6%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue189.68°
Saturation (HSL)37.35%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G E0 · B E5

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