Recognised as Colour
#C2BEDD
- #C2BEDD
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C2BEDD is a blue with RGB values 194, 190, 221 and HSL 248°, 31%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C2BEDD#C2BEDD
HEX#C2BEDD
RGBrgb(194, 190, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7451, 0.8667
RGB percentages76.1%, 74.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(247.7, 31.3%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 14%, 86.7%)
CMYK12.2%, 14%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,762,845
CSS custom property--colour: #C2BEDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#3D4122
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9DDBE
Analogous#BECADD, #D2BEDD
Triadic#DDC2BE, #BEDDC2
Split complementary#DDD2BE, #CADDBE
Tetradic#DDBECA, #D9DDBE, #BEDDD2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G190
B221
Red194 (76.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue247.74°
Saturation (HSL)31.31%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G BE · B DD
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