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Recognised as Colour

#C6E8FB

  • #C6E8FB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C6E8FB is a blue with RGB values 198, 232, 251 and HSL 202°, 87%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C6E8FB#C6E8FB
HEX#C6E8FB
RGBrgb(198, 232, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.9098, 0.9843
RGB percentages77.6%, 91%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(201.5, 86.9%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 21.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK21.1%, 7.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,035,771
CSS custom property--colour: #C6E8FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.34:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#391704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE6FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7E0FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B7EDEEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.5Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Lavender · ΔE 11.4Alice blue · ΔE 12.5Light cyan · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBD9C6
Analogous#C6FBF3, #C6CEFB
Triadic#FBC6E8, #E8FBC6
Split complementary#FBC6CE, #FBF3C6
Tetradic#F3C6FB, #FBD9C6, #CEFBC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6FBFE
Darker −10%#96D5F8
Darker −20%#67C2F4
Darker −30%#37AEF1
Darker −40%#1099E5
More saturated +25%#C2E9FF
Less saturated −25%#CEE6F3

Channel breakdown

R198
G232
B251
Red198 (77.6%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue201.51°
Saturation (HSL)86.89%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G E8 · B FB

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