Recognised as Colour
#C4BBEA
- #C4BBEA
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C4BBEA is a blue with RGB values 196, 187, 234 and HSL 251°, 53%, 83%. 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
#C4BBEA#C4BBEA
HEX#C4BBEA
RGBrgb(196, 187, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7333, 0.9176
RGB percentages76.9%, 73.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(251.5, 52.8%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 20.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK16.2%, 20.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,893,162
CSS custom property--colour: #C4BBEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#3B4415
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 text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E1EABB
Analogous#BBC9EA, #DCBBEA
Triadic#EAC4BB, #BBEAC4
Split complementary#EADCBB, #C9EABB
Tetradic#EABBC9, #E1EABB, #BBEADC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G187
B234
Red196 (76.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue251.49°
Saturation (HSL)52.81%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G BB · B EA
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