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Recognised as Colour

#C4DDF1

  • #C4DDF1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C4DDF1 is a blue with RGB values 196, 221, 241 and HSL 207°, 62%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C4DDF1#C4DDF1
HEX#C4DDF1
RGBrgb(196, 221, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8667, 0.9451
RGB percentages76.9%, 86.7%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(206.7, 61.6%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 18.7%, 94.5%)
CMYK18.7%, 8.3%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,901,873
CSS custom property--colour: #C4DDF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.96:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#3B220E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5DCF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD7F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B8E2E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.5Light steelblue · ΔE 9.3Lavender · ΔE 9.7Powder blue · ΔE 11Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2Light grey · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1D8C4
Analogous#C4F1EF, #C4C7F1
Triadic#F1C4DD, #DDF1C4
Split complementary#F1C4C7, #F1EFC4
Tetradic#EFC4F1, #F1D8C4, #C7F1C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF5FB
Darker −10%#9BC5E7
Darker −20%#72ADDD
Darker −30%#4896D4
Darker −40%#2D7CBC
More saturated +25%#BBDEFA
Less saturated −25%#CDDCE8

Channel breakdown

R196
G221
B241
Red196 (76.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)61.64%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G DD · B F1

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