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Recognised as Colour

#C9D6F7

  • #C9D6F7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9D6F7 is a blue with RGB values 201, 214, 247 and HSL 223°, 74%, 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

#C9D6F7#C9D6F7
HEX#C9D6F7
RGBrgb(201, 214, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8392, 0.9686
RGB percentages78.8%, 83.9%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(223, 74.2%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 18.6%, 96.9%)
CMYK18.6%, 13.4%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,227,767
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D6F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.45:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#362908

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD8F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D4F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#BEDCE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4Lavender · ΔE 10.2Light blue · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 14.8Light grey · ΔE 17.8Gainsboro · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7EAC9
Analogous#C9EDF7, #D3C9F7
Triadic#F7C9D6, #D6F7C9
Split complementary#F7D3C9, #EDF7C9
Tetradic#F7C9ED, #F7EAC9, #C9F7D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F8FE
Darker −10%#9DB4F0
Darker −20%#7093EA
Darker −30%#4471E3
Darker −40%#1F53D5
More saturated +25%#C1D3FF
Less saturated −25%#D1D9EF

Channel breakdown

R201
G214
B247
Red201 (78.8%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue223.04°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G D6 · B F7

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