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Recognised as Colour

#C8D6F3

  • #C8D6F3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C8D6F3 is a blue with RGB values 200, 214, 243 and HSL 220°, 64%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C8D6F3#C8D6F3
HEX#C8D6F3
RGBrgb(200, 214, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.8392, 0.9529
RGB percentages78.4%, 83.9%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(220.5, 64.2%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 17.7%, 95.3%)
CMYK17.7%, 11.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,162,227
CSS custom property--colour: #C8D6F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.37:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#37290C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD8F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D4F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BEDCDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Lavender · ΔE 9.2Light blue · ΔE 12.9Thistle · ΔE 14.7Light grey · ΔE 15.8Gainsboro · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3E5C8
Analogous#C8EBF3, #D0C8F3
Triadic#F3C8D6, #D6F3C8
Split complementary#F3D0C8, #EBF3C8
Tetradic#F3C8EB, #F3E5C8, #C8F3D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F5FC
Darker −10%#9EB7EA
Darker −20%#7498E1
Darker −30%#4A78D8
Darker −40%#2B5DC4
More saturated +25%#C0D3FB
Less saturated −25%#D0D9EB

Channel breakdown

R200
G214
B243
Red200 (78.4%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue220.47°
Saturation (HSL)64.18%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G D6 · B F3

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