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Recognised as Colour

#C8E9FA

  • #C8E9FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#C8E9FA is a blue with RGB values 200, 233, 250 and HSL 200°, 83%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#C8E9FA#C8E9FA
HEX#C8E9FA
RGBrgb(200, 233, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.9137, 0.9804
RGB percentages78.4%, 91.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(200.4, 83.3%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.4, 20%, 98%)
CMYK20%, 6.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,167,098
CSS custom property--colour: #C8E9FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.49:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#371605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E7FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9E1FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BAEEEEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.7Powder blue · ΔE 9Lavender · ΔE 11.2Light cyan · ΔE 11.5Alice blue · ΔE 11.6Azure · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD9C8
Analogous#C8FAF2, #C8D0FA
Triadic#FAC8E9, #E9FAC8
Split complementary#FAC8D0, #FAF2C8
Tetradic#F2C8FA, #FAD9C8, #D0FAC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7FCFE
Darker −10%#99D6F6
Darker −20%#6BC4F2
Darker −30%#3CB1ED
Darker −40%#159CE1
More saturated +25%#C3EBFF
Less saturated −25%#D0E7F3

Channel breakdown

R200
G233
B250
Red200 (78.4%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue200.4°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G E9 · B FA

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