Colour
#C3BCDE
- #C3BCDE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3BCDE is a blue with RGB values 195, 188, 222 and HSL 252°, 34%, 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
#C3BCDE#C3BCDE
HEX#C3BCDE
RGBrgb(195, 188, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7373, 0.8706
RGB percentages76.5%, 73.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(252.4, 34%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 15.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK12.2%, 15.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,827,870
CSS custom property--colour: #C3BCDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#3C4321
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 text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7DEBC
Analogous#BCC6DE, #D4BCDE
Triadic#DEC3BC, #BCDEC3
Split complementary#DED4BC, #C6DEBC
Tetradic#DEBCC6, #D7DEBC, #BCDED4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G188
B222
Red195 (76.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue252.35°
Saturation (HSL)34%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G BC · B DE
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