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Recognised as Colour

#C9D0DC

  • #C9D0DC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#C9D0DC is a blue with RGB values 201, 208, 220 and HSL 218°, 21%, 83%. 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 grey.

Colour values

#C9D0DC#C9D0DC
HEX#C9D0DC
RGBrgb(201, 208, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8157, 0.8627
RGB percentages78.8%, 81.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(217.9, 21.3%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 8.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK8.6%, 5.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,226,204
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D0DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.54:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#362F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD0DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCFDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C5D2D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.9Gainsboro · ΔE 8.1Silver · ΔE 8.8Lavender · ΔE 9.8Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8Light blue · ΔE 11.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD5C9
Analogous#C9DADC, #CBC9DC
Triadic#DCC9D0, #D0DCC9
Split complementary#DCCBC9, #DADCC9
Tetradic#DCC9DA, #DCD5C9, #C9DCCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8EBF0
Darker −10%#AAB5C8
Darker −20%#8B9AB4
Darker −30%#6C7FA0
Darker −40%#556684
More saturated +25%#BECDE7
Less saturated −25%#D3D3D3

Channel breakdown

R201
G208
B220
Red201 (78.8%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue217.89°
Saturation (HSL)21.35%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G D0 · B DC

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