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Colour

#C4ECEE

  • #C4ECEE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C4ECEE is a cyan with RGB values 196, 236, 238 and HSL 183°, 55%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C4ECEE#C4ECEE
HEX#C4ECEE
RGBrgb(196, 236, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.9255, 0.9333
RGB percentages76.9%, 92.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(182.9, 55.3%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 17.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK17.6%, 0.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,905,710
CSS custom property--colour: #C4ECEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.58:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#3B1311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E8EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE2EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B7EFECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.3Light cyan · ΔE 7.8Light blue · ΔE 9.4Azure · ΔE 11.7Alice blue · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC6C4
Analogous#C4EEDB, #C4D7EE
Triadic#EEC4EC, #ECEEC4
Split complementary#EEC4D7, #EEDBC4
Tetradic#DBC4EE, #EEC6C4, #D7EEC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF9F9
Darker −10%#9CDFE3
Darker −20%#75D2D7
Darker −30%#4DC6CC
Darker −40%#33ACB3
More saturated +25%#BBF5F8
Less saturated −25%#CEE3E5

Channel breakdown

R196
G236
B238
Red196 (76.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue182.86°
Saturation (HSL)55.26%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G EC · B EE

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