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Recognised as Colour

#C8D1FE

  • #C8D1FE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C8D1FE is a blue with RGB values 200, 209, 254 and HSL 230°, 96%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C8D1FE#C8D1FE
HEX#C8D1FE
RGBrgb(200, 209, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.8196, 0.9961
RGB percentages78.4%, 82%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(230, 96.4%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 21.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK21.3%, 17.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,160,958
CSS custom property--colour: #C8D1FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.01:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#372E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5D5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1D1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BBD9E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Lavender · ΔE 15.4Thistle · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Light blue · ΔE 20.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF5C8
Analogous#C8ECFE, #DAC8FE
Triadic#FEC8D1, #D1FEC8
Split complementary#FEDAC8, #ECFEC8
Tetradic#FEC8EC, #FEF5C8, #C8FEDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFBFF
Darker −10%#96A7FD
Darker −20%#647DFC
Darker −30%#3253FB
Darker −40%#042DF6
More saturated +25%#C7D0FF
Less saturated −25%#CFD6F7

Channel breakdown

R200
G209
B254
Red200 (78.4%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)96.43%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G D1 · B FE

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