Colour
#C3C4E6
- #C3C4E6
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#C3C4E6 is a blue with RGB values 195, 196, 230 and HSL 238°, 41%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#C3C4E6#C3C4E6
HEX#C3C4E6
RGBrgb(195, 196, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7686, 0.902
RGB percentages76.5%, 76.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(238.3, 41.2%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.3, 15.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK15.2%, 14.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,829,926
CSS custom property--colour: #C3C4E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#3C3B19
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E6E5C3
Analogous#C3D6E6, #D3C3E6
Triadic#E6C3C4, #C4E6C3
Split complementary#E6D3C3, #D6E6C3
Tetradic#E6C3D6, #E6E5C3, #C3E6D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G196
B230
Red195 (76.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue238.29°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G C4 · B E6
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