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Colour

#C4DDFE

  • #C4DDFE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C4DDFE is a blue with RGB values 196, 221, 254 and HSL 214°, 97%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C4DDFE#C4DDFE
HEX#C4DDFE
RGBrgb(196, 221, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8667, 0.9961
RGB percentages76.9%, 86.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(214.1, 96.7%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 22.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK22.8%, 13%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,901,886
CSS custom property--colour: #C4DDFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.12:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#3B2201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2DEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD8FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B5E4E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Lavender · ΔE 11.4Light blue · ΔE 12.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 15.9Powder blue · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEE5C4
Analogous#C4FAFE, #C8C4FE
Triadic#FEC4DD, #DDFEC4
Split complementary#FEC8C4, #FAFEC4
Tetradic#FEC4FA, #FEE5C4, #C4FEC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6FAFF
Darker −10%#92C0FD
Darker −20%#60A3FC
Darker −30%#2E86FB
Darker −40%#046BF2
More saturated +25%#C3DDFF
Less saturated −25%#CCDEF7

Channel breakdown

R196
G221
B254
Red196 (76.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue214.14°
Saturation (HSL)96.67%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G DD · B FE

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