Recognised as Colour
#C9C7DD
- #C9C7DD
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#C9C7DD is a blue with RGB values 201, 199, 221 and HSL 245°, 24%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#C9C7DD#C9C7DD
HEX#C9C7DD
RGBrgb(201, 199, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7804, 0.8667
RGB percentages78.8%, 78%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(245.5, 24.4%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 10%, 86.7%)
CMYK9%, 10%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,223,901
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C7DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#363822
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBDDC7
Analogous#C7D0DD, #D4C7DD
Triadic#DDC9C7, #C7DDC9
Split complementary#DDD4C7, #D0DDC7
Tetradic#DDC7D0, #DBDDC7, #C7DDD4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G199
B221
Red201 (78.8%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue245.45°
Saturation (HSL)24.44%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G C7 · B DD
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