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Colour

#C8C8F3

  • #C8C8F3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#C8C8F3 is a blue with RGB values 200, 200, 243 and HSL 240°, 64%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C8C8F3#C8C8F3
HEX#C8C8F3
RGBrgb(200, 200, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7843, 0.9529
RGB percentages78.4%, 78.4%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(240, 64.2%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 17.7%, 95.3%)
CMYK17.7%, 17.7%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,158,643
CSS custom property--colour: #C8C8F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#37370C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECDF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCCAF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#BFCFD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12Thistle · ΔE 12.9Lavender · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light blue · ΔE 21.8Light grey · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3F3C8
Analogous#C8DEF3, #DEC8F3
Triadic#F3C8C8, #C8F3C8
Split complementary#F3DEC8, #DEF3C8
Tetradic#F3C8DE, #F3F3C8, #C8F3DE

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%#9E9EEA
Darker −20%#7474E1
Darker −30%#4A4AD8
Darker −40%#2B2BC4
More saturated +25%#C0C0FB
Less saturated −25%#D0D0EB

Channel breakdown

R200
G200
B243
Red200 (78.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)64.18%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G C8 · B F3

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