Colour
#C3BEDA
- #C3BEDA
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3BEDA is a blue with RGB values 195, 190, 218 and HSL 251°, 27%, 80%. 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
#C3BEDA#C3BEDA
HEX#C3BEDA
RGBrgb(195, 190, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7451, 0.8549
RGB percentages76.5%, 74.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(250.7, 27.5%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 12.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK10.6%, 12.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,828,378
CSS custom property--colour: #C3BEDA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#3C4125
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5DABE
Analogous#BEC7DA, #D1BEDA
Triadic#DAC3BE, #BEDAC3
Split complementary#DAD1BE, #C7DABE
Tetradic#DABEC7, #D5DABE, #BEDAD1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G190
B218
Red195 (76.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue250.71°
Saturation (HSL)27.45%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G BE · B DA
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