#c4d6ed

Color #c4d6ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.79 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c4d6ed

RGB

rgb(196, 214, 237)

HSL

hsl(213.7, 53.2%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.7, 17.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 9.7%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(84.97, -1.35, -13.31)

LCH

lch(84.97, 13.38, 264.21)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.0374, 254.66)

HWB

hwb(213.7, 76.9%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eddbc4

Analogous

#c4eaed

#c4d6ed

#c7c4ed

Triadic

#c4d6ed

#edc4d6

#d6edc4

Split-complementary

#c4d6ed

#edc7c4

#eaedc4

Tetradic

#c4d6ed

#dbc4ed

#eddbc4

#d6edc4

Square

#c4d6ed

#edc4ea

#eddbc4

#c4edc7

Shades

Color #c4d6ed mixed toward black.

#8db0dc

#5589cb

#3365a6

#22436f

#112237

Tints

Color #c4d6ed mixed toward white.

#ceddf0

#d8e4f3

#e2eaf6

#ebf1f9

#f5f8fc

Tones

Color #c4d6ed mixed toward gray.

#c7d6ea

#cbd7e6

#ced7e3

#d2d8df

#d5d8dc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccce8 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#cbcae6 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#c5e3e2 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4d6ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4d6ed]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#c4d6ed (#c4d6ed) is rgb(196, 214, 237) in RGB.

No, #c4d6ed is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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