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Colour

#C9D3EB

  • #C9D3EB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9D3EB is a blue with RGB values 201, 211, 235 and HSL 222°, 46%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9D3EB#C9D3EB
HEX#C9D3EB
RGBrgb(201, 211, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8275, 0.9216
RGB percentages78.8%, 82.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(222.4, 45.9%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 14.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK14.5%, 10.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,226,987
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D3EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#362C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD4ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D2EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C1D8DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7Lavender · ΔE 8.4Light blue · ΔE 12.4Light grey · ΔE 13Thistle · ΔE 13.2Gainsboro · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE1C9
Analogous#C9E4EB, #D0C9EB
Triadic#EBC9D3, #D3EBC9
Split complementary#EBD0C9, #E4EBC9
Tetradic#EBC9E4, #EBE1C9, #C9EBD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEF1F9
Darker −10%#A4B5DD
Darker −20%#7F96CF
Darker −30%#5978C2
Darker −40%#3F5EA9
More saturated +25%#C0CFF4
Less saturated −25%#D2D7E2

Channel breakdown

R201
G211
B235
Red201 (78.8%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G D3 · B EB

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