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Recognised as Colour

#C2E2E8

  • #C2E2E8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C2E2E8 is a cyan with RGB values 194, 226, 232 and HSL 189°, 45%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C2E2E8#C2E2E8
HEX#C2E2E8
RGBrgb(194, 226, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.8863, 0.9098
RGB percentages76.1%, 88.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(189.5, 45.2%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 16.4%, 91%)
CMYK16.4%, 2.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,772,072
CSS custom property--colour: #C2E2E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.34:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#3D1D17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDFE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5DAE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B7E5E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.4Light blue · ΔE 6.6Light cyan · ΔE 10.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.6Gainsboro · ΔE 11.3Light grey · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.38, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8C8C2
Analogous#C2E8DB, #C2CFE8
Triadic#E8C2E2, #E2E8C2
Split complementary#E8C2CF, #E8DBC2
Tetradic#DBC2E8, #E8C8C2, #CFE8C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7F4F6
Darker −10%#9DD0DA
Darker −20%#78BFCC
Darker −30%#53ADBE
Darker −40%#3D91A1
More saturated +25%#B7E9F3
Less saturated −25%#CCDBDD

Channel breakdown

R194
G226
B232
Red194 (76.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue189.47°
Saturation (HSL)45.24%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G E2 · B E8

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