Recognised as Colour
#C2BDF4
- #C2BDF4
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C2BDF4 is a blue with RGB values 194, 189, 244 and HSL 245°, 71%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C2BDF4#C2BDF4
HEX#C2BDF4
RGBrgb(194, 189, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7412, 0.9569
RGB percentages76.1%, 74.1%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(245.5, 71.4%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 22.5%, 95.7%)
CMYK20.5%, 22.5%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,762,612
CSS custom property--colour: #C2BDF4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#3D420B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EFF4BD
Analogous#BDD3F4, #DEBDF4
Triadic#F4C2BD, #BDF4C2
Split complementary#F4DEBD, #D4F4BD
Tetradic#F4BDD3, #EFF4BD, #BDF4DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G189
B244
Red194 (76.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue245.45°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G BD · B F4
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