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Recognised as Colour

#C9D6EE

  • #C9D6EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9D6EE is a blue with RGB values 201, 214, 238 and HSL 219°, 52%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9D6EE#C9D6EE
HEX#C9D6EE
RGBrgb(201, 214, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8392, 0.9333
RGB percentages78.8%, 83.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(218.9, 52.1%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 15.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK15.5%, 10.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,227,758
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D6EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.34:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#362911

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD7EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD4EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C0DBDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 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 text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Lavender · ΔE 8.1Light blue · ΔE 11.6Light grey · ΔE 13.3Gainsboro · ΔE 13.5Thistle · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE1C9
Analogous#C9E9EE, #CFC9EE
Triadic#EEC9D6, #D6EEC9
Split complementary#EECFC9, #E9EEC9
Tetradic#EEC9E9, #EEE1C9, #C9EECF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F3FA
Darker −10%#A2B9E2
Darker −20%#7B9BD6
Darker −30%#557EC9
Darker −40%#3863B3
More saturated +25%#C0D3F7
Less saturated −25%#D2D9E5

Channel breakdown

R201
G214
B238
Red201 (78.8%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue218.92°
Saturation (HSL)52.11%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G D6 · B EE

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