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Recognised as Colour

#CCE1E3

  • #CCE1E3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CCE1E3 is a cyan with RGB values 204, 225, 227 and HSL 185°, 29%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CCE1E3#CCE1E3
HEX#CCE1E3
RGBrgb(204, 225, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.8824, 0.8902
RGB percentages80%, 88.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(185.2, 29.1%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 10.1%, 89%)
CMYK10.1%, 0.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,427,171
CSS custom property--colour: #CCE1E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.45:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#331E1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDFE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DBE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C6E3E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.4Light grey · ΔE 8.2Powder blue · ΔE 9.1Light blue · ΔE 10.1Light cyan · ΔE 10.4Alice blue · ΔE 10.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3CECC
Analogous#CCE3DA, #CCD6E3
Triadic#E3CCE1, #E1E3CC
Split complementary#E3CCD6, #E3DACC
Tetradic#DACCE3, #E3CECC, #D6E3CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF4F5
Darker −10%#ABCED1
Darker −20%#8ABABF
Darker −30%#69A7AD
Darker −40%#508D93
More saturated +25%#C2E9ED
Less saturated −25%#D6D9D9

Channel breakdown

R204
G225
B227
Red204 (80%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue185.22°
Saturation (HSL)29.11%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G E1 · B E3

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