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Colour

#C9DAF2

  • #C9DAF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#C9DAF2 is a blue with RGB values 201, 218, 242 and HSL 215°, 61%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#C9DAF2#C9DAF2
HEX#C9DAF2
RGBrgb(201, 218, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8549, 0.949
RGB percentages78.8%, 85.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(215.1, 61.2%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 16.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK16.9%, 9.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,228,786
CSS custom property--colour: #C9DAF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.79:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#36250D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2DBF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CED7F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#BFDFE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 8.1Light steelblue · ΔE 8.2Light blue · ΔE 10.6Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7Light grey · ΔE 13.8Alice blue · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E1C9
Analogous#C9EFF2, #CDC9F2
Triadic#F2C9DA, #DAF2C9
Split complementary#F2CDC9, #EFF2C9
Tetradic#F2C9EF, #F2E1C9, #C9F2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F6FC
Darker −10%#A0BEE8
Darker −20%#77A2DE
Darker −30%#4E86D4
Darker −40%#2E6BC1
More saturated +25%#C1D9FA
Less saturated −25%#D1DBEA

Channel breakdown

R201
G218
B242
Red201 (78.8%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue215.12°
Saturation (HSL)61.19%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G DA · B F2

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