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Colour

#C9E2FF

  • #C9E2FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#C9E2FF is a blue with RGB values 201, 226, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#C9E2FF#C9E2FF
HEX#C9E2FF
RGBrgb(201, 226, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8863, 1
RGB percentages78.8%, 88.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.2, 100%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 21.2%, 100%)
CMYK21.2%, 11.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,230,847
CSS custom property--colour: #C9E2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.81:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#361D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8E2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2DDFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BBE8EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 9.7Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 11.4Alice blue · ΔE 15Powder blue · ΔE 15Ghost white · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE6C9
Analogous#C9FDFF, #CBC9FF
Triadic#FFC9E2, #E2FFC9
Split complementary#FFCBC9, #FDFFC9
Tetradic#FFC9FD, #FFE6C9, #C9FFCB

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%#96C7FF
Darker −20%#63ABFF
Darker −30%#3090FF
Darker −40%#0075FC
More saturated +25%#C9E2FF
Less saturated −25%#D0E3F8

Channel breakdown

R201
G226
B255
Red201 (78.8%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G E2 · B FF

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