Recognised as Colour
#C3BCDD
- #C3BCDD
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3BCDD is a blue with RGB values 195, 188, 221 and HSL 253°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C3BCDD#C3BCDD
HEX#C3BCDD
RGBrgb(195, 188, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7373, 0.8667
RGB percentages76.5%, 73.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(252.7, 32.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 14.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK11.8%, 14.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,827,869
CSS custom property--colour: #C3BCDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#3C4322
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6DDBC
Analogous#BCC6DD, #D3BCDD
Triadic#DDC3BC, #BCDDC3
Split complementary#DDD3BC, #C6DDBC
Tetradic#DDBCC6, #D6DDBC, #BCDDD3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G188
B221
Red195 (76.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue252.73°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G BC · B DD
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