Colour

#C8D0E4

#C8D0E4
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#C8D0E4 is a blue with RGB values 200, 208, 228 and HSL 223°, 34%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#C8D0E4#C8D0E4

HEX#C8D0E4

RGBrgb(200, 208, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.8157, 0.8941

RGB percentages78.4%, 81.6%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(222.9, 34.1%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 12.3%, 89.4%)

CMYK12.3%, 8.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,160,676

CSS custom property--colour: #C8D0E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#372F1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAD1E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8CFE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C2D4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.1 Lavender · ΔE 8.8 Light grey · ΔE 10.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7 Light blue · ΔE 12.1 Silver · ΔE 12.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E4DCC8

Analogous#C8DEE4, #CEC8E4

Triadic#E4C8D0, #D0E4C8

Split complementary#E4CEC8, #DEE4C8

Tetradic#E4C8DE, #E4DCC8, #C8E4CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EAEDF5

Darker −10%#A6B3D3

Darker −20%#8496C2

Darker −30%#6178B2

Darker −40%#4A6096

More saturated +25%#BECCEE

Less saturated −25%#D2D4DA

Channel breakdown

R200

G208

B228

Red200 (78.4%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)34.15%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G D0 · B E4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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