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Colour

#C9D6FB

  • #C9D6FB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9D6FB is a blue with RGB values 201, 214, 251 and HSL 224°, 86%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9D6FB#C9D6FB
HEX#C9D6FB
RGBrgb(201, 214, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8392, 0.9843
RGB percentages78.8%, 83.9%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(224.4, 86.2%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 19.9%, 98.4%)
CMYK19.9%, 14.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,227,771
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D6FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.5:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#362904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD9FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D4FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BDDDE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 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 text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6Lavender · ΔE 11.6Thistle · ΔE 15.4Light blue · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBEEC9
Analogous#C9EFFB, #D5C9FB
Triadic#FBC9D6, #D6FBC9
Split complementary#FBD5C9, #EFFBC9
Tetradic#FBC9EF, #FBEEC9, #C9FBD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8FAFF
Darker −10%#9AB2F7
Darker −20%#6A8EF4
Darker −30%#3B6AF0
Darker −40%#1149E7
More saturated +25%#C5D4FF
Less saturated −25%#D0D9F4

Channel breakdown

R201
G214
B251
Red201 (78.8%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue224.4°
Saturation (HSL)86.21%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G D6 · B FB

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