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Colour

#C4DDF3

  • #C4DDF3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C4DDF3 is a blue with RGB values 196, 221, 243 and HSL 208°, 66%, 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

#C4DDF3#C4DDF3
HEX#C4DDF3
RGBrgb(196, 221, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8667, 0.9529
RGB percentages76.9%, 86.7%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(208.1, 66.2%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.1, 19.3%, 95.3%)
CMYK19.3%, 9.1%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,901,875
CSS custom property--colour: #C4DDF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.98:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#3B220C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4DDF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD8F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B8E2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 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 text14.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.1Light steelblue · ΔE 9Lavender · ΔE 9.7Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Alice blue · ΔE 14Gainsboro · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3DAC4
Analogous#C4F3F2, #C4C6F3
Triadic#F3C4DD, #DDF3C4
Split complementary#F3C4C6, #F3F1C4
Tetradic#F1C4F3, #F3DAC4, #C6F3C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEF5FC
Darker −10%#9AC5EA
Darker −20%#6FACE2
Darker −30%#4594D9
Darker −40%#287AC3
More saturated +25%#BBDEFC
Less saturated −25%#CDDCEA

Channel breakdown

R196
G221
B243
Red196 (76.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue208.09°
Saturation (HSL)66.2%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G DD · B F3

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