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Recognised as Colour

#C8D0E1

  • #C8D0E1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C8D0E1 is a blue with RGB values 200, 208, 225 and HSL 221°, 29%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C8D0E1#C8D0E1
HEX#C8D0E1
RGBrgb(200, 208, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.8157, 0.8824
RGB percentages78.4%, 81.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(220.8, 29.4%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 11.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK11.1%, 7.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,160,673
CSS custom property--colour: #C8D0E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.57:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#372F1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD1E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CFE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C2D3D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Lavender · ΔE 9Light grey · ΔE 9.4Gainsboro · ΔE 10.3Silver · ΔE 10.9Light blue · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D9C8
Analogous#C8DCE1, #CCC8E1
Triadic#E1C8D0, #D0E1C8
Split complementary#E1CCC8, #DCE1C8
Tetradic#E1C8DD, #E1D9C8, #C8E1CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9ECF3
Darker −10%#A7B4CF
Darker −20%#8698BD
Darker −30%#657BAB
Darker −40%#4E638F
More saturated +25%#BDCCEC
Less saturated −25%#D3D4D6

Channel breakdown

R200
G208
B225
Red200 (78.4%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue220.8°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G D0 · B E1

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