Colour
#C3B6EE
- #C3B6EE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3B6EE is a blue with RGB values 195, 182, 238 and HSL 254°, 62%, 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
#C3B6EE#C3B6EE
HEX#C3B6EE
RGBrgb(195, 182, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7137, 0.9333
RGB percentages76.5%, 71.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(253.9, 62.2%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.9, 23.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK18.1%, 23.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,826,350
CSS custom property--colour: #C3B6EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#3C4911
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E1EEB6
Analogous#B6C5EE, #DFB6EE
Triadic#EEC3B6, #B6EEC3
Split complementary#EEDFB6, #C5EEB6
Tetradic#EEB6C5, #E1EEB6, #B6EEDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G182
B238
Red195 (76.5%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue253.93°
Saturation (HSL)62.22%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G B6 · B EE
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