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Colour

#C4E2FA

  • #C4E2FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C4E2FA is a blue with RGB values 196, 226, 250 and HSL 207°, 84%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C4E2FA#C4E2FA
HEX#C4E2FA
RGBrgb(196, 226, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8863, 0.9804
RGB percentages76.9%, 88.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(206.7, 84.4%, 87.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 21.6%, 98%)
CMYK21.6%, 9.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,903,162
CSS custom property--colour: #C4E2FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.61:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#3B1D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8E1FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1DBFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B5E8EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.4Lavender · ΔE 10.6Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Alice blue · ΔE 14.2Sky blue · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FADCC4
Analogous#C4FAF7, #C4C7FA
Triadic#FAC4E2, #E2FAC4
Split complementary#FAC4C7, #FAF7C4
Tetradic#F7C4FA, #FADCC4, #C7FAC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F9FE
Darker −10%#95CBF6
Darker −20%#66B4F2
Darker −30%#379DEE
Darker −40%#1384DF
More saturated +25%#BFE3FF
Less saturated −25%#CCE1F2

Channel breakdown

R196
G226
B250
Red196 (76.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)84.37%
Lightness87.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G E2 · B FA

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