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Colour

#C4E2FF

  • #C4E2FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C4E2FF is a blue with RGB values 196, 226, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C4E2FF#C4E2FF
HEX#C4E2FF
RGBrgb(196, 226, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8863, 1
RGB percentages76.9%, 88.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(209.5, 100%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 23.1%, 100%)
CMYK23.1%, 11.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,903,167
CSS custom property--colour: #C4E2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.67:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#3B1D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7E2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0DCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B4E9EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.4Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7Lavender · ΔE 11.1Powder blue · ΔE 14.2Sky blue · ΔE 15.1Alice blue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE1C4
Analogous#C4FFFF, #C4C4FF
Triadic#FFC4E2, #E2FFC4
Split complementary#FFC4C4, #FFFFC4
Tetradic#FFC4FF, #FFE1C4, #C4FFC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7FBFF
Darker −10%#91C9FF
Darker −20%#5EB0FF
Darker −30%#2B97FF
Darker −40%#007EF7
More saturated +25%#C4E2FF
Less saturated −25%#CBE2F8

Channel breakdown

R196
G226
B255
Red196 (76.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue209.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G E2 · B FF

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