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Recognised as Colour

#C2CADD

  • #C2CADD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C2CADD is a blue with RGB values 194, 202, 221 and HSL 222°, 28%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C2CADD#C2CADD
HEX#C2CADD
RGBrgb(194, 202, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7922, 0.8667
RGB percentages76.1%, 79.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(222.2, 28.4%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 12.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK12.2%, 8.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,765,917
CSS custom property--colour: #C2CADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.79:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#3D3522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CBDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C9DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BCCED0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.1Light grey · ΔE 10.9Lavender · ΔE 10.9Silver · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 12.2Gainsboro · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD5C2
Analogous#C2D8DD, #C7C2DD
Triadic#DDC2CA, #CADDC2
Split complementary#DDC8C2, #D8DDC2
Tetradic#DDC2D8, #DDD5C2, #C2DDC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3E6EF
Darker −10%#A1AECB
Darker −20%#8191B8
Darker −30%#6075A6
Darker −40%#4C5D87
More saturated +25%#B6C5E9
Less saturated −25%#CECFD1

Channel breakdown

R194
G202
B221
Red194 (76.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue222.22°
Saturation (HSL)28.42%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G CA · B DD

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