Recognised as Colour
#C4BCED
- #C4BCED
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C4BCED is a blue with RGB values 196, 188, 237 and HSL 250°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C4BCED#C4BCED
HEX#C4BCED
RGBrgb(196, 188, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7373, 0.9294
RGB percentages76.9%, 73.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(249.8, 57.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 20.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK17.3%, 20.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,893,421
CSS custom property--colour: #C4BCED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#3B4312
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E5EDBC
Analogous#BCCDED, #DDBCED
Triadic#EDC4BC, #BCEDC4
Split complementary#EDDDBC, #CDEDBC
Tetradic#EDBCCD, #E5EDBC, #BCEDDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G188
B237
Red196 (76.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue249.8°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G BC · B ED
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