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Recognised as Colour

#C9D0E3

  • #C9D0E3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9D0E3 is a blue with RGB values 201, 208, 227 and HSL 224°, 32%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9D0E3#C9D0E3
HEX#C9D0E3
RGBrgb(201, 208, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8157, 0.8902
RGB percentages78.8%, 81.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(223.8, 31.7%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 11.5%, 89%)
CMYK11.5%, 8.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,226,211
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D0E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.62:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#362F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD1E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CFE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C3D3D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.6Lavender · ΔE 8.7Light grey · ΔE 10.3Gainsboro · ΔE 11.1Silver · ΔE 11.8Light blue · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3DCC9
Analogous#C9DDE3, #CFC9E3
Triadic#E3C9D0, #D0E3C9
Split complementary#E3CFC9, #DDE3C9
Tetradic#E3C9DD, #E3DCC9, #C9E3CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBEDF4
Darker −10%#A7B3D2
Darker −20%#8696C0
Darker −30%#6478AF
Darker −40%#4C6094
More saturated +25%#BFCBED
Less saturated −25%#D3D5D9

Channel breakdown

R201
G208
B227
Red201 (78.8%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue223.85°
Saturation (HSL)31.71%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G D0 · B E3

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