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Colour

#C8DEF0

  • #C8DEF0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C8DEF0 is a blue with RGB values 200, 222, 240 and HSL 207°, 57%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C8DEF0#C8DEF0
HEX#C8DEF0
RGBrgb(200, 222, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.8706, 0.9412
RGB percentages78.4%, 87.1%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(207, 57.1%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 16.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK16.7%, 7.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,164,272
CSS custom property--colour: #C8DEF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.16:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#37210F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7DEF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D9F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BEE2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.1Lavender · ΔE 8.7Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Powder blue · ΔE 11Gainsboro · ΔE 11.8Light grey · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0DAC8
Analogous#C8F0EE, #C8CAF0
Triadic#F0C8DE, #DEF0C8
Split complementary#F0C8CA, #F0EEC8
Tetradic#EEC8F0, #F0DAC8, #CAF0C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F6FB
Darker −10%#A0C6E5
Darker −20%#78AEDA
Darker −30%#5096CF
Darker −40%#337DB9
More saturated +25%#BFDFF9
Less saturated −25%#D1DDE7

Channel breakdown

R200
G222
B240
Red200 (78.4%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue207°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G DE · B F0

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