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Recognised as Colour

#C4CAD1

  • #C4CAD1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#C4CAD1 is a blue with RGB values 196, 202, 209 and HSL 212°, 12%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C4CAD1#C4CAD1
HEX#C4CAD1
RGBrgb(196, 202, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7922, 0.8196
RGB percentages76.9%, 79.2%, 82%
HSLhsl(212.3, 12.4%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 6.2%, 82%)
CMYK6.2%, 3.3%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,896,977
CSS custom property--colour: #C4CAD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.72:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#3B352E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CAD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6C9D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C1CCCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.4Light grey · ΔE 5.5Gainsboro · ΔE 7.9Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Dark grey · ΔE 12.6Light blue · ΔE 12.8
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1CBC4
Analogous#C4D1D1, #C5C4D1
Triadic#D1C4CA, #CAD1C4
Split complementary#D1C5C4, #D1D1C4
Tetradic#D1C4D1, #D1CBC4, #C4D1C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFE
Lighter +10%#E1E4E7
Darker −10%#A7B0BB
Darker −20%#8B97A4
Darker −30%#6E7D8E
Darker −40%#586471
More saturated +25%#B7C9DE
Less saturated −25%#CBCBCB

Channel breakdown

R196
G202
B209
Red196 (76.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue212.31°
Saturation (HSL)12.38%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G CA · B D1

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