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Recognised as Colour

#C9CEE7

  • #C9CEE7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9CEE7 is a blue with RGB values 201, 206, 231 and HSL 230°, 38%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9CEE7#C9CEE7
HEX#C9CEE7
RGBrgb(201, 206, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8078, 0.9059
RGB percentages78.8%, 80.8%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(230, 38.5%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 13%, 90.6%)
CMYK13%, 10.8%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,225,703
CSS custom property--colour: #C9CEE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.47:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#363118

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D0E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CEE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C3D2D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8Lavender · ΔE 9.3Thistle · ΔE 11.1Light grey · ΔE 13.4Gainsboro · ΔE 14.1Light blue · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E2C9
Analogous#C9DDE7, #D3C9E7
Triadic#E7C9CE, #CEE7C9
Split complementary#E7D3C9, #DDE7C9
Tetradic#E7C9DD, #E7E2C9, #C9E7D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECEEF7
Darker −10%#A6AED7
Darker −20%#828EC8
Darker −30%#5F6EB8
Darker −40%#46559E
More saturated +25%#BFC8F1
Less saturated −25%#D3D4DD

Channel breakdown

R201
G206
B231
Red201 (78.8%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G CE · B E7

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