Colour
#BEB8EC
- #BEB8EC
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#BEB8EC is a blue with RGB values 190, 184, 236 and HSL 247°, 58%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BEB8EC#BEB8EC
HEX#BEB8EC
RGBrgb(190, 184, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7216, 0.9255
RGB percentages74.5%, 72.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(246.9, 57.8%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 22%, 92.5%)
CMYK19.5%, 22%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,499,180
CSS custom property--colour: #BEB8EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#414713
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E6ECB8
Analogous#B8CCEC, #D8B8EC
Triadic#ECBEB8, #B8ECBE
Split complementary#ECD8B8, #CCECB8
Tetradic#ECB8CC, #E6ECB8, #B8ECD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G184
B236
Red190 (74.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue246.92°
Saturation (HSL)57.78%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G B8 · B EC
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