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Colour

#C4D4EC

  • #C4D4EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C4D4EC is a blue with RGB values 196, 212, 236 and HSL 216°, 51%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C4D4EC#C4D4EC
HEX#C4D4EC
RGBrgb(196, 212, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8314, 0.9255
RGB percentages76.9%, 83.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(216, 51.3%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 16.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK16.9%, 10.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,899,564
CSS custom property--colour: #C4D4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#3B2B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D1EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BAD9DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.2Lavender · ΔE 9.4Light blue · ΔE 10.6Light grey · ΔE 13.6Gainsboro · ΔE 14Powder blue · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDCC4
Analogous#C4E8EC, #C8C4EC
Triadic#ECC4D4, #D4ECC4
Split complementary#ECC8C4, #E8ECC4
Tetradic#ECC4E8, #ECDCC4, #C4ECC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF0F8
Darker −10%#9DB8E0
Darker −20%#779CD3
Darker −30%#5080C7
Darker −40%#3866AC
More saturated +25%#BAD2F6
Less saturated −25%#CED6E2

Channel breakdown

R196
G212
B236
Red196 (76.9%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)51.28%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G D4 · B EC

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