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Colour

#C4E8F6

  • #C4E8F6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C4E8F6 is a cyan with RGB values 196, 232, 246 and HSL 197°, 74%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C4E8F6#C4E8F6
HEX#C4E8F6
RGBrgb(196, 232, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.9098, 0.9647
RGB percentages76.9%, 91%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(196.8, 73.5%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.8, 20.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK20.3%, 5.7%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,904,694
CSS custom property--colour: #C4E8F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.22:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#3B1709

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E6F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DFF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#B6EDECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.5Powder blue · ΔE 7.1Light cyan · ΔE 10.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.7Alice blue · ΔE 12.2Lavender · ΔE 12.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6D2C4
Analogous#C4F6EB, #C4CFF6
Triadic#F6C4E8, #E8F6C4
Split complementary#F6C4CF, #F6EBC4
Tetradic#EBC4F6, #F6D2C4, #CFF6C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F9FD
Darker −10%#98D7EF
Darker −20%#6CC6E9
Darker −30%#3FB4E2
Darker −40%#209ECF
More saturated +25%#BCECFF
Less saturated −25%#CDE4EE

Channel breakdown

R196
G232
B246
Red196 (76.9%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue196.8°
Saturation (HSL)73.53%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G E8 · B F6

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