Recognised as Colour
#C0C5DF
- #C0C5DF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#C0C5DF is a blue with RGB values 192, 197, 223 and HSL 230°, 33%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#C0C5DF#C0C5DF
HEX#C0C5DF
RGBrgb(192, 197, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.7725, 0.8745
RGB percentages75.3%, 77.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(230.3, 32.6%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 13.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK13.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,633,567
CSS custom property--colour: #C0C5DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#3F3A20
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFDAC0
Analogous#C0D5DF, #CBC0DF
Triadic#DFC0C5, #C5DFC0
Split complementary#DFCBC0, #D5DFC0
Tetradic#DFC0D5, #DFDAC0, #C0DFCB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G197
B223
Red192 (75.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue230.32°
Saturation (HSL)32.63%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G C5 · B DF
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