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Colour

#C7CAFF

  • #C7CAFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C7CAFF is a blue with RGB values 199, 202, 255 and HSL 237°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C7CAFF#C7CAFF
HEX#C7CAFF
RGBrgb(199, 202, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7922, 1
RGB percentages78%, 79.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(236.8, 100%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 22%, 100%)
CMYK22%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,093,631
CSS custom property--colour: #C7CAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.32:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#383500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCD0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BACCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BAD3DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Thistle · ΔE 17.6Lavender · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21Plum · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFCC7
Analogous#C7E6FF, #E0C7FF
Triadic#FFC7CA, #CAFFC7
Split complementary#FFE0C7, #E6FFC7
Tetradic#FFC7E6, #FFFCC7, #C7FFE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFAFF
Darker −10%#949AFF
Darker −20%#6169FF
Darker −30%#2E39FF
Darker −40%#000DFA
More saturated +25%#C7CAFF
Less saturated −25%#CED0F8

Channel breakdown

R199
G202
B255
Red199 (78%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue236.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G CA · B FF

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