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Colour

#C3BBFF

  • #C3BBFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#C3BBFF is a blue with RGB values 195, 187, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C3BBFF#C3BBFF
HEX#C3BBFF
RGBrgb(195, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages76.5%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(247.1, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.1, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK23.5%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,827,647
CSS custom property--colour: #C3BBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#3C4400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAC4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAC1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B6C6D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.6Thistle · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 25Light skyblue · ΔE 27.9Lavender · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7FFBB
Analogous#BBD5FF, #E5BBFF
Triadic#FFC3BB, #BBFFC3
Split complementary#FFE5BB, #D5FFBB
Tetradic#FFBBD5, #F7FFBB, #BBFFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0EEFF
Darker −10%#9688FF
Darker −20%#6955FF
Darker −30%#3C22FF
Darker −40%#1C00EE
More saturated +25%#C3BBFF
Less saturated −25%#C9C3F7

Channel breakdown

R195
G187
B255
Red195 (76.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue247.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G BB · B FF

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