#c3c6ec

Color #c3c6ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.1 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c3c6ec

RGB

rgb(195, 198, 236)

HSL

hsl(235.6, 51.9%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.6, 17.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 16.1%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(80.76, 6.61, -19.11)

LCH

lch(80.76, 20.22, 289.08)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.0531, 281.63)

HWB

hwb(235.6, 76.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ece9c3

Analogous

#c3daec

#c3c6ec

#d4c3ec

Triadic

#c3c6ec

#ecc3c6

#c6ecc3

Split-complementary

#c3c6ec

#ecd4c3

#daecc3

Tetradic

#c3c6ec

#e9c3ec

#ece9c3

#c6ecc3

Square

#c3c6ec

#ecc3da

#ece9c3

#c3ecd4

Shades

Color #c3c6ec mixed toward black.

#8c92db

#565ec9

#343ca4

#23286d

#111437

Tints

Color #c3c6ec mixed toward white.

#cdcfef

#d7d9f2

#e1e2f5

#ebecf9

#f5f5fc

Tones

Color #c3c6ec mixed toward gray.

#c6c9e9

#cacce5

#cdcfe2

#d1d2de

#d4d5db

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4e4 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#c4c4e1 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#c3dddb · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3c6ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3c6ec]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c3c6ec (#c3c6ec) is rgb(195, 198, 236) in RGB.

No, #c3c6ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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