Colour

#C4CDE6

#C4CDE6
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C4CDE6 is a blue with RGB values 196, 205, 230 and HSL 224°, 40%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#C4CDE6

RGBrgb(196, 205, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8039, 0.902

RGB percentages76.9%, 80.4%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(224.1, 40.5%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 14.8%, 90.2%)

CMYK14.8%, 10.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,897,766

CSS custom property--colour: #C4CDE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.22:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#3B3219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6CFE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3CCE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BCD2D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.4 Lavender · ΔE 10.3 Thistle · ΔE 12.3 Light blue · ΔE 13 Light grey · ΔE 13.7 Silver · ΔE 14.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E6DDC4

Analogous#C4DEE6, #CCC4E6

Triadic#E6C4CD, #CDE6C4

Split complementary#E6CCC4, #DEE6C4

Tetradic#E6C4DE, #E6DDC4, #C4E6CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8EBF5

Darker −10%#A0AFD7

Darker −20%#7C90C8

Darker −30%#5972B8

Darker −40%#425A9C

More saturated +25%#BAC8F1

Less saturated −25%#CFD2DC

Channel breakdown

R196

G205

B230

Red196 (76.9%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue224.12°

Saturation (HSL)40.48%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G CD · B E6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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