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Recognised as Colour

#C4DEF2

  • #C4DEF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C4DEF2 is a blue with RGB values 196, 222, 242 and HSL 206°, 64%, 86%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#C4DEF2#C4DEF2
HEX#C4DEF2
RGBrgb(196, 222, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8706, 0.949
RGB percentages76.9%, 87.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(206.1, 63.9%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.1, 19%, 94.9%)
CMYK19%, 8.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,902,130
CSS custom property--colour: #C4DEF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.08:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#3B210D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DDF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D8F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#B8E3E4no 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 text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.4Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6Lavender · ΔE 9.9Powder blue · ΔE 10.7Alice blue · ΔE 13.4Gainsboro · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D8C4
Analogous#C4F2EF, #C4C7F2
Triadic#F2C4DE, #DEF2C4
Split complementary#F2C4C7, #F2EFC4
Tetradic#EFC4F2, #F2D8C4, #C7F2C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEF5FB
Darker −10%#9AC7E9
Darker −20%#70AFE0
Darker −30%#4798D6
Darker −40%#2A7FC0
More saturated +25%#BBDFFB
Less saturated −25%#CDDDE9

Channel breakdown

R196
G222
B242
Red196 (76.9%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue206.09°
Saturation (HSL)63.89%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G DE · B F2

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