Information about Soft Light Blue color

#C7E4EE - Soft Light Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C7E4EE, known as "Soft Light Blue", falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(199, 228, 238) — 78% red, 89.4% green, 93.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 4 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C7E4EE reads as a confidently colored azure and is nearly as bright as white. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Onahau (#C2E6EC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mabel (#CBE8E8) and Heavenly Meadow (#CDE5E8).

In RGB terms — rgb(199, 228, 238) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C7E4EE: 15.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. The name "Soft Light Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Soft Light Blue color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Soft Light Blue color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Soft Light Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Onahau color link
Onahau

#C2E6EC

Mabel color link
Mabel

#CBE8E8

Pastel Sky color link
Pastel Sky

#BEDDF1

Dreamer color link
Dreamer

#D3E5EF

Oyster Bay color link
Oyster Bay

#D1EAEA

Foam color link
Foam

#D0EAE8

Jagged Ice color link
Jagged Ice

#CAE7E2

Monroe Blue color link
Monroe Blue

#D3DFE8

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Soft Light Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C7E4EE
  • RGB199, 228, 238
  • CMYK15, 4, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(199, 228, 238)
  • HSL195°, 53%, 86%
  • HSL Precise195.385°, 53.425%, 85.686%
  • HSV195°, 16%, 93%
  • HSB195°, 16%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.894, 0.933)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.894, 0.933, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.894, 0.933)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDC7E4EE
  • DECIMAL ID13100270
  • Name Length15
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