Colour

#C4BBFE

#C4BBFE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Plum

#C4BBFE is a blue with RGB values 196, 187, 254 and HSL 248°, 97%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C4BBFE#C4BBFE

HEX#C4BBFE

RGBrgb(196, 187, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7333, 0.9961

RGB percentages76.9%, 73.3%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(248.1, 97.1%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 26.4%, 99.6%)

CMYK22.8%, 26.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,893,182

CSS custom property--colour: #C4BBFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#3B4401

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AAC4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAC1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B8C6D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.3 Thistle · ΔE 23 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.9 Lavender · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F5FEBB

Analogous#BBD4FE, #E6BBFE

Triadic#FEC4BB, #BBFEC4

Split complementary#FEE6BB, #D4FEBB

Tetradic#FEBBD3, #F5FEBB, #BBFEE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0EDFF

Darker −10%#9889FD

Darker −20%#6D56FD

Darker −30%#4124FC

Darker −40%#2203EA

More saturated +25%#C3BAFF

Less saturated −25%#CAC4F5

Channel breakdown

R196

G187

B254

Red196 (76.9%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue248.06°

Saturation (HSL)97.1%

Lightness86.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G BB · B FE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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