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Recognised as Colour

#C9D0FA

  • #C9D0FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9D0FA is a blue with RGB values 201, 208, 250 and HSL 231°, 83%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9D0FA#C9D0FA
HEX#C9D0FA
RGBrgb(201, 208, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8157, 0.9804
RGB percentages78.8%, 81.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(231.4, 83.1%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 19.6%, 98%)
CMYK19.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,226,234
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D0FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.89:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#362F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5D4FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2D0F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BED7DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Lavender · ΔE 14.2Thistle · ΔE 14.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19Light blue · ΔE 19.7Sky blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF3C9
Analogous#C9E9FA, #DBC9FA
Triadic#FAC9D0, #D0FAC9
Split complementary#FADBC9, #E8FAC9
Tetradic#FAC9E8, #FAF3C9, #C9FADB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F9FE
Darker −10%#9AA7F6
Darker −20%#6C7FF1
Darker −30%#3D56ED
Darker −40%#1532E2
More saturated +25%#C4CCFF
Less saturated −25%#D0D5F3

Channel breakdown

R201
G208
B250
Red201 (78.8%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)83.05%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G D0 · B FA

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