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Recognised as Colour

#C0B5E8

  • #C0B5E8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C0B5E8 is a blue with RGB values 192, 181, 232 and HSL 253°, 53%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C0B5E8#C0B5E8
HEX#C0B5E8
RGBrgb(192, 181, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.7098, 0.9098
RGB percentages75.3%, 71%, 91%
HSLhsl(252.9, 52.6%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 22%, 91%)
CMYK17.2%, 22%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,629,480
CSS custom property--colour: #C0B5E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#3F4A17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AABCEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBBE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B8BDC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Plum · ΔE 18.8Lavender · ΔE 23.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5Silver · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE8B5
Analogous#B5C3E8, #DAB5E8
Triadic#E8C0B5, #B5E8C0
Split complementary#E8DAB5, #C4E8B5
Tetradic#E8B5C3, #DDE8B5, #B5E8DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1DCF4
Darker −10%#9F8EDC
Darker −20%#7E67D0
Darker −30%#5D40C4
Darker −40%#49329F
More saturated +25%#B9A9F4
Less saturated −25%#C7C1DC

Channel breakdown

R192
G181
B232
Red192 (75.3%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue252.94°
Saturation (HSL)52.58%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G B5 · B E8

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