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Recognised as Colour

#C0AEF8

  • #C0AEF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C0AEF8 is a blue with RGB values 192, 174, 248 and HSL 255°, 84%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C0AEF8#C0AEF8
HEX#C0AEF8
RGBrgb(192, 174, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6824, 0.9725
RGB percentages75.3%, 68.2%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(254.6, 84.1%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 29.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK22.6%, 29.8%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,627,704
CSS custom property--colour: #C0AEF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#3F5107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB9FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB8F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B5BAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Thistle · ΔE 27Medium purple · ΔE 29.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30Light skyblue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6F8AE
Analogous#AEC1F8, #E5AEF8
Triadic#F8C0AE, #AEF8C0
Split complementary#F8E5AE, #C1F8AE
Tetradic#F8AEC1, #E6F8AE, #AEF8E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5DDFC
Darker −10%#9B7FF4
Darker −20%#7750F0
Darker −30%#5221EC
Darker −40%#3E11C9
More saturated +25%#BCA7FF
Less saturated −25%#C6B9ED

Channel breakdown

R192
G174
B248
Red192 (75.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue254.59°
Saturation (HSL)84.09%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G AE · B F8

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