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Colour

#C4C5CE

  • #C4C5CE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#C4C5CE is a blue with RGB values 196, 197, 206 and HSL 234°, 9%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C4C5CE#C4C5CE
HEX#C4C5CE
RGBrgb(196, 197, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7725, 0.8078
RGB percentages76.9%, 77.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(234, 9.3%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234, 4.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK4.9%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,895,694
CSS custom property--colour: #C4C5CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#3B3A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C6CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C5CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C2C6C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.2Light grey · ΔE 6.8Gainsboro · ΔE 9.4Light steelblue · ΔE 11Dark grey · ΔE 11.5Thistle · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CECDC4
Analogous#C4CACE, #C8C4CE
Triadic#CEC4C5, #C5CEC4
Split complementary#CEC8C4, #CACEC4
Tetradic#CEC4CA, #CECDC4, #C4CEC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFC
Lighter +10%#E0E0E5
Darker −10%#A8AAB7
Darker −20%#8C8EA0
Darker −30%#717388
Darker −40%#5A5C6C
More saturated +25%#B7BADC
Less saturated −25%#C9C9C9

Channel breakdown

R196
G197
B206
Red196 (76.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue234°
Saturation (HSL)9.26%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G C5 · B CE

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