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Recognised as Colour

#C4E0EF

  • #C4E0EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C4E0EF is a blue with RGB values 196, 224, 239 and HSL 201°, 57%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C4E0EF#C4E0EF
HEX#C4E0EF
RGBrgb(196, 224, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8784, 0.9373
RGB percentages76.9%, 87.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(200.9, 57.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 18%, 93.7%)
CMYK18%, 6.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,902,639
CSS custom property--colour: #C4E0EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.26:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#3B1F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DFF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D9EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B8E4E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.2Powder blue · ΔE 8.5Lavender · ΔE 10.7Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Alice blue · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD3C4
Analogous#C4EFE9, #C4CBEF
Triadic#EFC4E0, #E0EFC4
Split complementary#EFC4CB, #EFE9C4
Tetradic#E9C4EF, #EFD3C4, #CBEFC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF5FA
Darker −10%#9CCBE4
Darker −20%#74B6D9
Darker −30%#4CA1CE
Darker −40%#3188B6
More saturated +25%#BBE3F8
Less saturated −25%#CDDDE6

Channel breakdown

R196
G224
B239
Red196 (76.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue200.93°
Saturation (HSL)57.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G E0 · B EF

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