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Recognised as Colour

#C9D7F0

  • #C9D7F0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9D7F0 is a blue with RGB values 201, 215, 240 and HSL 218°, 57%, 86%. 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

#C9D7F0#C9D7F0
HEX#C9D7F0
RGBrgb(201, 215, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8431, 0.9412
RGB percentages78.8%, 84.3%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(218.5, 56.5%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 16.3%, 94.1%)
CMYK16.3%, 10.4%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,228,016
CSS custom property--colour: #C9D7F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6731WCAG 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 14.46:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#36280F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD8F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD5EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C0DCDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 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 text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.5Lavender · ΔE 8.2Light blue · ΔE 11.6Light grey · ΔE 13.9Gainsboro · ΔE 14Thistle · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0E2C9
Analogous#C9EBF0, #CFC9F0
Triadic#F0C9D7, #D7F0C9
Split complementary#F0CFC9, #EBF0C9
Tetradic#F0C9EB, #F0E2C9, #C9F0CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F5FB
Darker −10%#A1B9E5
Darker −20%#799CDA
Darker −30%#517ECF
Darker −40%#3464B9
More saturated +25%#C0D5F9
Less saturated −25%#D2D9E7

Channel breakdown

R201
G215
B240
Red201 (78.8%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue218.46°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G D7 · B F0

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