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Recognised as Colour

#C8C6EE

  • #C8C6EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C8C6EE is a blue with RGB values 200, 198, 238 and HSL 243°, 54%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C8C6EE#C8C6EE
HEX#C8C6EE
RGBrgb(200, 198, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7765, 0.9333
RGB percentages78.4%, 77.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(243, 54.1%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243, 16.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK16%, 16.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,158,126
CSS custom property--colour: #C8C6EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#373911

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDCBF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC9EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C0CCD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Thistle · ΔE 11.3Lavender · ΔE 15.3Light blue · ΔE 21.2Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light grey · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECEEC6
Analogous#C6D8EE, #DCC6EE
Triadic#EEC8C6, #C6EEC8
Split complementary#EEDCC6, #D8EEC6
Tetradic#EEC6D8, #ECEEC6, #C6EEDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEEDFA
Darker −10%#A29FE2
Darker −20%#7C77D7
Darker −30%#5650CB
Darker −40%#3C35B3
More saturated +25%#C0BDF7
Less saturated −25%#D0CFE5

Channel breakdown

R200
G198
B238
Red200 (78.4%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue243°
Saturation (HSL)54.05%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G C6 · B EE

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