Colour

#C9DBFF

#C9DBFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C9DBFF is a blue with RGB values 201, 219, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C9DBFF#C9DBFF

HEX#C9DBFF

RGBrgb(201, 219, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8588, 1

RGB percentages78.8%, 85.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(220, 100%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 21.2%, 100%)

CMYK21.2%, 14.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,229,055

CSS custom property--colour: #C9DBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.06:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#362400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0DDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBD8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BCE2E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1 Lavender · ΔE 11.1 Light blue · ΔE 15.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9 Thistle · ΔE 17.2 Sky blue · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFEDC9

Analogous#C9F6FF, #D2C9FF

Triadic#FFC9DB, #DBFFC9

Split complementary#FFD2C9, #F6FFC9

Tetradic#FFC9F6, #FFEDC9, #C9FFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCFDFF

Darker −10%#96B9FF

Darker −20%#6397FF

Darker −30%#3075FF

Darker −40%#0054FC

More saturated +25%#C9DBFF

Less saturated −25%#D0DDF8

Channel breakdown

R201

G219

B255

Red201 (78.8%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness89.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G DB · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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