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Colour

#C6ECFF

  • #C6ECFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C6ECFF is a blue with RGB values 198, 236, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C6ECFF#C6ECFF
HEX#C6ECFF
RGBrgb(198, 236, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.9255, 1
RGB percentages77.6%, 92.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(200, 100%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 22.4%, 100%)
CMYK22.4%, 7.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,036,799
CSS custom property--colour: #C6ECFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.84:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#391300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2EAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAE3FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B6F2F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.2Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Light cyan · ΔE 12Lavender · ΔE 12.5Alice blue · ΔE 12.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD9C6
Analogous#C6FFF5, #C6CFFF
Triadic#FFC6EC, #ECFFC6
Split complementary#FFC6D0, #FFF5C6
Tetradic#F5C6FF, #FFD9C6, #CFFFC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9FDFF
Darker −10%#93DBFF
Darker −20%#60CAFF
Darker −30%#2DB9FF
Darker −40%#00A6F9
More saturated +25%#C6ECFF
Less saturated −25%#CDEAF8

Channel breakdown

R198
G236
B255
Red198 (77.6%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G EC · B FF

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