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Colour

#C4E3E8

  • #C4E3E8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C4E3E8 is a cyan with RGB values 196, 227, 232 and HSL 188°, 44%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C4E3E8#C4E3E8
HEX#C4E3E8
RGBrgb(196, 227, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8902, 0.9098
RGB percentages76.9%, 89%, 91%
HSLhsl(188.3, 43.9%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 15.5%, 91%)
CMYK15.5%, 2.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,903,400
CSS custom property--colour: #C4E3E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.5:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#3B1C17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE0E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7DBE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BAE6E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 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 text15.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.8Light blue · ΔE 7.4Light cyan · ΔE 10Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.7Gainsboro · ΔE 10.8Light grey · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8C9C4
Analogous#C4E8DB, #C4D1E8
Triadic#E8C4E3, #E3E8C4
Split complementary#E8C4D1, #E8DBC4
Tetradic#DBC4E8, #E8C9C4, #D1E8C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9F4F6
Darker −10%#9FD2DA
Darker −20%#7BC0CB
Darker −30%#56AFBD
Darker −40%#3F94A1
More saturated +25%#BAEAF2
Less saturated −25%#CEDCDE

Channel breakdown

R196
G227
B232
Red196 (76.9%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue188.33°
Saturation (HSL)43.9%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G E3 · B E8

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