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Recognised as Colour

#C9CBDE

  • #C9CBDE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9CBDE is a blue with RGB values 201, 203, 222 and HSL 234°, 24%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9CBDE#C9CBDE
HEX#C9CBDE
RGBrgb(201, 203, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7961, 0.8706
RGB percentages78.8%, 79.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(234.3, 24.1%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.3, 9.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK9.5%, 8.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,224,926
CSS custom property--colour: #C9CBDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.08:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#363421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CDDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CBDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C5CED1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Lavender · ΔE 9.8Light grey · ΔE 10.4Thistle · ΔE 10.5Silver · ΔE 11Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEDCC9
Analogous#C9D5DE, #D2C9DE
Triadic#DEC9CB, #CBDEC9
Split complementary#DED2C9, #D5DEC9
Tetradic#DEC9D5, #DEDCC9, #C9DED2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9E9F1
Darker −10%#A9ADCB
Darker −20%#8A8EB7
Darker −30%#6A70A4
Darker −40%#535888
More saturated +25%#BEC2E9
Less saturated −25%#D3D3D3

Channel breakdown

R201
G203
B222
Red201 (78.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue234.29°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G CB · B DE

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