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Recognised as Colour

#C6E2E8

  • #C6E2E8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C6E2E8 is a cyan with RGB values 198, 226, 232 and HSL 191°, 42%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C6E2E8#C6E2E8
HEX#C6E2E8
RGBrgb(198, 226, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8863, 0.9098
RGB percentages77.6%, 88.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(190.6, 42.5%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 14.7%, 91%)
CMYK14.7%, 2.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,034,216
CSS custom property--colour: #C6E2E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#391D17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDE0E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7DBE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BDE5E4no 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 text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.7Light blue · ΔE 7.5Gainsboro · ΔE 10Light cyan · ΔE 10.3Light grey · ΔE 10.6Alice blue · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8CCC6
Analogous#C6E8DD, #C6D1E8
Triadic#E8C6E2, #E2E8C6
Split complementary#E8C6D1, #E8DDC6
Tetradic#DDC6E8, #E8CCC6, #D1E8C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAF4F7
Darker −10%#A2D0D9
Darker −20%#7DBDCB
Darker −30%#59ABBC
Darker −40%#4190A1
More saturated +25%#BCE8F2
Less saturated −25%#D0DCDE

Channel breakdown

R198
G226
B232
Red198 (77.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue190.59°
Saturation (HSL)42.5%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G E2 · B E8

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