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Colour

#C8DDE8

  • #C8DDE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C8DDE8 is a blue with RGB values 200, 221, 232 and HSL 201°, 41%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C8DDE8#C8DDE8
HEX#C8DDE8
RGBrgb(200, 221, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.8667, 0.9098
RGB percentages78.4%, 86.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(200.6, 41%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 13.8%, 91%)
CMYK13.8%, 4.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,164,008
CSS custom property--colour: #C8DDE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.96:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#372217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DCE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D8E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C0E0E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.8Gainsboro · ΔE 9.1Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Light grey · ΔE 9.4Lavender · ΔE 10Alice blue · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D3C8
Analogous#C8E8E3, #C8CDE8
Triadic#E8C8DD, #DDE8C8
Split complementary#E8C8CD, #E8E3C8
Tetradic#E3C8E8, #E8D3C8, #CDE8C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF3F7
Darker −10%#A4C7D9
Darker −20%#80B1CA
Darker −30%#5C9ABB
Darker −40%#4381A1
More saturated +25%#BEE0F2
Less saturated −25%#D2DADE

Channel breakdown

R200
G221
B232
Red200 (78.4%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue200.62°
Saturation (HSL)41.03%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G DD · B E8

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