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Recognised as Colour

#C9D0E4

  • #C9D0E4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9D0E4 is a blue with RGB values 201, 208, 228 and HSL 224°, 33%, 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

#C9D0E4#C9D0E4
HEX#C9D0E4
RGBrgb(201, 208, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8157, 0.8941
RGB percentages78.8%, 81.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(224.4, 33.3%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 11.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK11.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,226,212
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D0E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.63:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#362F1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD1E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CFE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C3D4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 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 text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Lavender · ΔE 8.7Light grey · ΔE 10.8Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6Silver · ΔE 12.2Thistle · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4DDC9
Analogous#C9DEE4, #D0C9E4
Triadic#E4C9D0, #D0E4C9
Split complementary#E4D0C9, #DEE4C9
Tetradic#E4C9DE, #E4DDC9, #C9E4D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBEEF5
Darker −10%#A7B2D3
Darker −20%#8595C2
Darker −30%#6377B1
Darker −40%#4B5E96
More saturated +25%#BFCBEE
Less saturated −25%#D3D5DA

Channel breakdown

R201
G208
B228
Red201 (78.8%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue224.44°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G D0 · B E4

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