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Colour

#C7C7F4

  • #C7C7F4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C7C7F4 is a blue with RGB values 199, 199, 244 and HSL 240°, 67%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C7C7F4#C7C7F4
HEX#C7C7F4
RGBrgb(199, 199, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7804, 0.9569
RGB percentages78%, 78%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(240, 67.2%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 18.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK18.4%, 18.4%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,092,852
CSS custom property--colour: #C7C7F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.9:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#38380B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCCCF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC9F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#BDCED6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 13.6Lavender · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 21Light blue · ΔE 22.7Sky blue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4F4C7
Analogous#C7DEF4, #DEC7F4
Triadic#F4C7C7, #C7F4C7
Split complementary#F4DEC7, #DEF4C7
Tetradic#F4C7DE, #F4F4C7, #C7F4DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F2FC
Darker −10%#9C9CEC
Darker −20%#7272E3
Darker −30%#4747DB
Darker −40%#2727C8
More saturated +25%#BFBFFC
Less saturated −25%#CFCFEC

Channel breakdown

R199
G199
B244
Red199 (78%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)67.16%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G C7 · B F4

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