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Recognised as Colour

#C4D9EE

  • #C4D9EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C4D9EE is a blue with RGB values 196, 217, 238 and HSL 210°, 55%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C4D9EE#C4D9EE
HEX#C4D9EE
RGBrgb(196, 217, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.851, 0.9333
RGB percentages76.9%, 85.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(210, 55.3%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 17.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK17.6%, 8.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,900,846
CSS custom property--colour: #C4D9EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.51:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#3B2611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D9EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD4EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B9DEE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Light blue · ΔE 8.5Lavender · ΔE 9.3Powder blue · ΔE 12.3Light grey · ΔE 13Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EED9C4
Analogous#C4EEEE, #C4C4EE
Triadic#EEC4D9, #D9EEC4
Split complementary#EEC4C4, #EEEEC4
Tetradic#EEC4EE, #EED9C4, #C4EEC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF3F9
Darker −10%#9CC0E3
Darker −20%#75A6D7
Darker −30%#4D8DCC
Darker −40%#3373B3
More saturated +25%#BBD9F8
Less saturated −25%#CED9E5

Channel breakdown

R196
G217
B238
Red196 (76.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)55.26%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G D9 · B EE

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