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Colour

#C9D5F9

  • #C9D5F9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9D5F9 is a blue with RGB values 201, 213, 249 and HSL 225°, 80%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9D5F9#C9D5F9
HEX#C9D5F9
RGBrgb(201, 213, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8353, 0.9765
RGB percentages78.8%, 83.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(225, 80%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 19.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK19.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,227,513
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D5F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.37:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#362A06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD8FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D4F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BEDCE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.1Lavender · ΔE 11.3Thistle · ΔE 14.9Light blue · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18Light grey · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9EDC9
Analogous#C9EDF9, #D5C9F9
Triadic#F9C9D5, #D5F9C9
Split complementary#F9D5C9, #EDF9C9
Tetradic#F9C9ED, #F9EDC9, #C9F9D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F9FE
Darker −10%#9BB1F4
Darker −20%#6D8EEF
Darker −30%#3F6AEA
Darker −40%#194ADD
More saturated +25%#C3D2FF
Less saturated −25%#D1D9F2

Channel breakdown

R201
G213
B249
Red201 (78.8%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G D5 · B F9

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