Colour
#C3B5EE
- #C3B5EE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#C3B5EE is a blue with RGB values 195, 181, 238 and HSL 255°, 63%, 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 Plum.
Colour values
#C3B5EE#C3B5EE
HEX#C3B5EE
RGBrgb(195, 181, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7098, 0.9333
RGB percentages76.5%, 71%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(254.7, 62.6%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 23.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK18.1%, 23.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,826,094
CSS custom property--colour: #C3B5EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#3C4A11
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 text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0EEB5
Analogous#B5C4EE, #DFB5EE
Triadic#EEC3B5, #B5EEC3
Split complementary#EEDFB5, #C4EEB5
Tetradic#EEB5C4, #E0EEB5, #B5EEDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G181
B238
Red195 (76.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue254.74°
Saturation (HSL)62.64%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G B5 · B EE
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