Colour
#C1BDE1
- #C1BDE1
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C1BDE1 is a blue with RGB values 193, 189, 225 and HSL 247°, 37%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C1BDE1#C1BDE1
HEX#C1BDE1
RGBrgb(193, 189, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.7412, 0.8824
RGB percentages75.7%, 74.1%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(246.7, 37.5%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 16%, 88.2%)
CMYK14.2%, 16%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,697,057
CSS custom property--colour: #C1BDE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.63:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#3E421E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDE1BD
Analogous#BDCBE1, #D3BDE1
Triadic#E1C1BD, #BDE1C1
Split complementary#E1D3BD, #CBE1BD
Tetradic#E1BDCB, #DDE1BD, #BDE1D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G189
B225
Red193 (75.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue246.67°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G BD · B E1
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