Colour
#C3BCEB
- #C3BCEB
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3BCEB is a blue with RGB values 195, 188, 235 and HSL 249°, 54%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C3BCEB#C3BCEB
HEX#C3BCEB
RGBrgb(195, 188, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7373, 0.9216
RGB percentages76.5%, 73.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(248.9, 54%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 20%, 92.2%)
CMYK17%, 20%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,827,883
CSS custom property--colour: #C3BCEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#3C4314
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4EBBC
Analogous#BCCCEB, #DBBCEB
Triadic#EBC3BC, #BCEBC3
Split complementary#EBDABC, #CCEBBC
Tetradic#EBBCCC, #E4EBBC, #BCEBDB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G188
B235
Red195 (76.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue248.94°
Saturation (HSL)54.02%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G BC · B EB
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