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Colour

#C7CDE0

  • #C7CDE0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C7CDE0 is a blue with RGB values 199, 205, 224 and HSL 226°, 29%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C7CDE0#C7CDE0
HEX#C7CDE0
RGBrgb(199, 205, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.8039, 0.8784
RGB percentages78%, 80.4%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(225.6, 28.7%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 11.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK11.2%, 8.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,094,368
CSS custom property--colour: #C7CDE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#38321F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CEE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CCE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C2D0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.1Lavender · ΔE 9.6Light grey · ΔE 10.4Silver · ΔE 11.3Gainsboro · ΔE 11.5Thistle · ΔE 11.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0DAC7
Analogous#C7D9E0, #CDC7E0
Triadic#E0C7CD, #CDE0C7
Split complementary#E0CDC7, #D9E0C7
Tetradic#E0C7D9, #E0DAC7, #C7E0CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8EAF2
Darker −10%#A6B0CE
Darker −20%#8592BC
Darker −30%#6575A9
Darker −40%#4E5D8D
More saturated +25%#BCC7EB
Less saturated −25%#D2D3D5

Channel breakdown

R199
G205
B224
Red199 (78%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue225.6°
Saturation (HSL)28.74%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G CD · B E0

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