Colour

#C1B4FA

#C1B4FA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Plum

#C1B4FA is a blue with RGB values 193, 180, 250 and HSL 251°, 87%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C1B4FA#C1B4FA

HEX#C1B4FA

RGBrgb(193, 180, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.7059, 0.9804

RGB percentages75.7%, 70.6%, 98%

HSLhsl(251.1, 87.5%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 28%, 98%)

CMYK22.8%, 28%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,694,778

CSS custom property--colour: #C1B4FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#3E4B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3BEFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4BCF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B5C0CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9 Thistle · ΔE 24.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 27 Light skyblue · ΔE 30.2 Lavender · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EDFAB4

Analogous#B4CAFA, #E4B4FA

Triadic#FAC1B4, #B4FAC1

Split complementary#FAE4B4, #CAFAB4

Tetradic#FAB4CA, #EDFAB4, #B4FAE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9E4FD

Darker −10%#9984F7

Darker −20%#7254F4

Darker −30%#4A25F0

Darker −40%#330ED4

More saturated +25%#BEAFFF

Less saturated −25%#C7BEF0

Channel breakdown

R193

G180

B250

Red193 (75.7%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue251.14°

Saturation (HSL)87.5%

Lightness84.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G B4 · B FA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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