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Recognised as Colour

#C4CAEF

  • #C4CAEF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C4CAEF is a blue with RGB values 196, 202, 239 and HSL 232°, 57%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C4CAEF#C4CAEF
HEX#C4CAEF
RGBrgb(196, 202, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7922, 0.9373
RGB percentages76.9%, 79.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(231.6, 57.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 18%, 93.7%)
CMYK18%, 15.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,897,007
CSS custom property--colour: #C4CAEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.04:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#3B3510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CDF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BECAEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BAD0D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4Thistle · ΔE 12.6Lavender · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 18Light skyblue · ΔE 19Light grey · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE9C4
Analogous#C4DFEF, #D4C4EF
Triadic#EFC4CA, #CAEFC4
Split complementary#EFD4C4, #E0EFC4
Tetradic#EFC4DF, #EFE9C4, #C4EFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECEEFA
Darker −10%#9CA6E4
Darker −20%#7482D9
Darker −30%#4C5ECE
Darker −40%#3144B6
More saturated +25%#BBC3F8
Less saturated −25%#CDD1E6

Channel breakdown

R196
G202
B239
Red196 (76.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue231.63°
Saturation (HSL)57.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G CA · B EF

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