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Colour

#C9CBCF

  • #C9CBCF
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#C9CBCF is a grey with RGB values 201, 203, 207 and HSL 220°, 6%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#C9CBCF#C9CBCF
HEX#C9CBCF
RGBrgb(201, 203, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7961, 0.8118
RGB percentages78.8%, 79.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(220, 5.9%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 2.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK2.9%, 1.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,224,911
CSS custom property--colour: #C9CBCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#363430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACBCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CBCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#C8CCCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 3.7Silver · ΔE 4.5Gainsboro · ΔE 6.5Dark grey · ΔE 12.6Lavender · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 3.67, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCDC9
Analogous#C9CECF, #CAC9CF
Triadic#CFC9CB, #CBCFC9
Split complementary#CFCAC9, #CECFC9
Tetradic#CFC9CE, #CFCDC9, #C9CFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E5E7
Darker −10%#AEB1B7
Darker −20%#93979F
Darker −30%#787D87
Darker −40%#60646C
More saturated +25%#BCC7DC
Less saturated −25%#CCCCCC

Channel breakdown

R201
G203
B207
Red201 (78.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G CB · B CF

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