Recognised as Colour
#C4C4DC
- #C4C4DC
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#C4C4DC is a blue with RGB values 196, 196, 220 and HSL 240°, 26%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#C4C4DC#C4C4DC
HEX#C4C4DC
RGBrgb(196, 196, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7686, 0.8627
RGB percentages76.9%, 76.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(240, 25.5%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 10.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK10.9%, 10.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,895,452
CSS custom property--colour: #C4C4DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#3B3B23
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DCDCC4
Analogous#C4D0DC, #D0C4DC
Triadic#DCC4C4, #C4DCC4
Split complementary#DCD0C4, #D0DCC4
Tetradic#DCC4D0, #DCDCC4, #C4DCD0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G196
B220
Red196 (76.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)25.53%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G C4 · B DC
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