Colour

#C7C8DE

#C7C8DE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C7C8DE is a blue with RGB values 199, 200, 222 and HSL 237°, 26%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C7C8DE#C7C8DE

HEX#C7C8DE

RGBrgb(199, 200, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7843, 0.8706

RGB percentages78%, 78.4%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(237.4, 25.8%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.4, 10.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK10.4%, 9.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,093,086

CSS custom property--colour: #C7C8DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.74:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#383721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3CADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2C9DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C2CCCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.2 Thistle · ΔE 9.5 Lavender · ΔE 10.8 Light grey · ΔE 12.2 Silver · ΔE 12.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DEDDC7

Analogous#C7D3DE, #D2C7DE

Triadic#DEC7C8, #C8DEC7

Split complementary#DED2C7, #D3DEC7

Tetradic#DEC7D3, #DEDDC7, #C7DED2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7E8F1

Darker −10%#A7A8CB

Darker −20%#8789B8

Darker −30%#6769A5

Darker −40%#505389

More saturated +25%#BCBEE9

Less saturated −25%#D2D2D3

Channel breakdown

R199

G200

B222

Red199 (78%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue237.39°

Saturation (HSL)25.84%

Lightness82.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G C8 · B DE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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