Recognised as Colour
#C3C2E4
- #C3C2E4
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#C3C2E4 is a blue with RGB values 195, 194, 228 and HSL 242°, 39%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#C3C2E4#C3C2E4
HEX#C3C2E4
RGBrgb(195, 194, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7608, 0.8941
RGB percentages76.5%, 76.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(241.8, 38.6%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.8, 14.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK14.5%, 14.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,829,412
CSS custom property--colour: #C3C2E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#3C3D1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E3E4C2
Analogous#C2D2E4, #D4C2E4
Triadic#E4C3C2, #C2E4C3
Split complementary#E4D4C2, #D2E4C2
Tetradic#E4C2D2, #E3E4C2, #C2E4D4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G194
B228
Red195 (76.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue241.76°
Saturation (HSL)38.64%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G C2 · B E4
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