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Colour

#C4CAF2

  • #C4CAF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C4CAF2 is a blue with RGB values 196, 202, 242 and HSL 232°, 64%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C4CAF2#C4CAF2
HEX#C4CAF2
RGBrgb(196, 202, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7922, 0.949
RGB percentages76.9%, 79.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(232.2, 63.9%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 19%, 94.9%)
CMYK19%, 16.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,897,010
CSS custom property--colour: #C4CAF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.08:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#3B350D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFCEF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDCAF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BAD1D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 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 text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.7Thistle · ΔE 13.4Lavender · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9Light blue · ΔE 19.2Sky blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2ECC4
Analogous#C4E1F2, #D5C4F2
Triadic#F2C4CA, #CAF2C4
Split complementary#F2D5C4, #E1F2C4
Tetradic#F2C4E1, #F2ECC4, #C4F2D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEF0FB
Darker −10%#9AA4E9
Darker −20%#707FE0
Darker −30%#4759D6
Darker −40%#2A3EC0
More saturated +25%#BBC3FB
Less saturated −25%#CDD1E9

Channel breakdown

R196
G202
B242
Red196 (76.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue232.17°
Saturation (HSL)63.89%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G CA · B F2

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