Recognised as Colour
#C2B6EB
- #C2B6EB
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C2B6EB is a blue with RGB values 194, 182, 235 and HSL 254°, 57%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C2B6EB#C2B6EB
HEX#C2B6EB
RGBrgb(194, 182, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7137, 0.9216
RGB percentages76.1%, 71.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(253.6, 57%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.6, 22.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK17.4%, 22.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,760,811
CSS custom property--colour: #C2B6EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.3 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#3D4914
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFEBB6
Analogous#B6C5EB, #DCB6EB
Triadic#EBC2B6, #B6EBC2
Split complementary#EBDCB6, #C5EBB6
Tetradic#EBB6C5, #DFEBB6, #B6EBDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G182
B235
Red194 (76.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue253.58°
Saturation (HSL)56.99%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G B6 · B EB
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