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Colour

#C9CDE3

  • #C9CDE3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9CDE3 is a blue with RGB values 201, 205, 227 and HSL 231°, 32%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9CDE3#C9CDE3
HEX#C9CDE3
RGBrgb(201, 205, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8039, 0.8902
RGB percentages78.8%, 80.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(230.8, 31.7%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 11.5%, 89%)
CMYK11.5%, 9.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,225,443
CSS custom property--colour: #C9CDE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.33:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#36321C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CFE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CDE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C4D1D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.1Lavender · ΔE 9.3Thistle · ΔE 10.8Light grey · ΔE 11.8Silver · ΔE 12.7Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3DFC9
Analogous#C9DAE3, #D2C9E3
Triadic#E3C9CD, #CDE3C9
Split complementary#E3D2C9, #DAE3C9
Tetradic#E3C9DA, #E3DFC9, #C9E3D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBECF4
Darker −10%#A7AED2
Darker −20%#868FC0
Darker −30%#6470AF
Darker −40%#4C5794
More saturated +25%#BFC6ED
Less saturated −25%#D3D4D9

Channel breakdown

R201
G205
B227
Red201 (78.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue230.77°
Saturation (HSL)31.71%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G CD · B E3

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