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Colour

#C4C4FF

  • #C4C4FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C4C4FF is a blue with RGB values 196, 196, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C4C4FF#C4C4FF
HEX#C4C4FF
RGBrgb(196, 196, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7686, 1
RGB percentages76.9%, 76.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 23.1%, 100%)
CMYK23.1%, 23.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,895,487
CSS custom property--colour: #C4C4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#3B3B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3C7FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B7CED8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 19.4Thistle · ΔE 19.7Plum · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1Lavender · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 19.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFFC4
Analogous#C4E2FF, #E2C4FF
Triadic#FFC4C4, #C4FFC4
Split complementary#FFE2C4, #E2FFC4
Tetradic#FFC4E2, #FFFFC4, #C4FFE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F7FF
Darker −10%#9191FF
Darker −20%#5E5EFF
Darker −30%#2B2BFF
Darker −40%#0000F7
More saturated +25%#C4C4FF
Less saturated −25%#CBCBF8

Channel breakdown

R196
G196
B255
Red196 (76.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G C4 · B FF

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