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Recognised as Colour

#C6E0EA

  • #C6E0EA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C6E0EA is a cyan with RGB values 198, 224, 234 and HSL 197°, 46%, 85%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#C6E0EA#C6E0EA
HEX#C6E0EA
RGBrgb(198, 224, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8784, 0.9176
RGB percentages77.6%, 87.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(196.7, 46.2%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 15.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK15.4%, 4.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,033,706
CSS custom property--colour: #C6E0EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.25:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#391F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADEEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4DAEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BCE3E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 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 text15.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.9Powder blue · ΔE 7.7Gainsboro · ΔE 10.2Light grey · ΔE 10.6Lavender · ΔE 11.2Alice blue · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD0C6
Analogous#C6EAE2, #C6CEEA
Triadic#EAC6E0, #E0EAC6
Split complementary#EAC6CE, #EAE2C6
Tetradic#E2C6EA, #EAD0C6, #CEEAC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF4F8
Darker −10%#A1CCDC
Darker −20%#7BB7CF
Darker −30%#56A3C1
Darker −40%#3D89A7
More saturated +25%#BCE4F4
Less saturated −25%#D0DCE0

Channel breakdown

R198
G224
B234
Red198 (77.6%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue196.67°
Saturation (HSL)46.15%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G E0 · B EA

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