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Colour

#C4D4FF

  • #C4D4FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C4D4FF is a blue with RGB values 196, 212, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C4D4FF#C4D4FF
HEX#C4D4FF
RGBrgb(196, 212, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8314, 1
RGB percentages76.9%, 83.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.7, 100%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 23.1%, 100%)
CMYK23.1%, 16.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,899,583
CSS custom property--colour: #C4D4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.21:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#3B2B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7D7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2D2FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B5DCE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Lavender · ΔE 14.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 17.3Light blue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEFC4
Analogous#C4F2FF, #D1C4FF
Triadic#FFC4D4, #D4FFC4
Split complementary#FFD1C4, #F2FFC4
Tetradic#FFC4F2, #FFEFC4, #C4FFD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F9FF
Darker −10%#91AFFF
Darker −20%#5E8AFF
Darker −30%#2B64FF
Darker −40%#0043F7
More saturated +25%#C4D4FF
Less saturated −25%#CBD7F8

Channel breakdown

R196
G212
B255
Red196 (76.9%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G D4 · B FF

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