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Colour

#C9D4F1

  • #C9D4F1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9D4F1 is a blue with RGB values 201, 212, 241 and HSL 223°, 59%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9D4F1#C9D4F1
HEX#C9D4F1
RGBrgb(201, 212, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8314, 0.9451
RGB percentages78.8%, 83.1%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(223.5, 58.8%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 16.6%, 94.5%)
CMYK16.6%, 12%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,227,249
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D4F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.17:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#362B0E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD6F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D3F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C0D9DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.3Lavender · ΔE 9.2Thistle · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 13.6Light grey · ΔE 15.6Gainsboro · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1E6C9
Analogous#C9E8F1, #D2C9F1
Triadic#F1C9D4, #D4F1C9
Split complementary#F1D2C9, #E8F1C9
Tetradic#F1C9E8, #F1E6C9, #C9F1D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F4FB
Darker −10%#A1B4E7
Darker −20%#7894DC
Darker −30%#5073D2
Darker −40%#3158BD
More saturated +25%#C1D0FA
Less saturated −25%#D2D8E9

Channel breakdown

R201
G212
B241
Red201 (78.8%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue223.5°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G D4 · B F1

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