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Recognised as Colour

#C4C5E6

  • #C4C5E6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C4C5E6 is a blue with RGB values 196, 197, 230 and HSL 238°, 40%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C4C5E6#C4C5E6
HEX#C4C5E6
RGBrgb(196, 197, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7725, 0.902
RGB percentages76.9%, 77.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(238.2, 40.5%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 14.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK14.8%, 14.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,895,718
CSS custom property--colour: #C4C5E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#3B3A19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC8E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC6E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BDCAD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8Thistle · ΔE 10.1Lavender · ΔE 13.5Silver · ΔE 17.8Light grey · ΔE 18.1Light blue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6E5C4
Analogous#C4D6E6, #D4C4E6
Triadic#E6C4C5, #C5E6C4
Split complementary#E6D4C4, #D6E6C4
Tetradic#E6C4D6, #E6E5C4, #C4E6D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8E8F5
Darker −10%#A0A2D7
Darker −20%#7C7FC8
Darker −30%#595BB8
Darker −40%#42459C
More saturated +25%#BABBF1
Less saturated −25%#CFCFDC

Channel breakdown

R196
G197
B230
Red196 (76.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue238.24°
Saturation (HSL)40.48%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G C5 · B E6

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