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Recognised as Colour

#C4BDFA

  • #C4BDFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#C4BDFA is a blue with RGB values 196, 189, 250 and HSL 247°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C4BDFA#C4BDFA
HEX#C4BDFA
RGBrgb(196, 189, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7412, 0.9804
RGB percentages76.9%, 74.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(246.9, 85.9%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 24.4%, 98%)
CMYK21.6%, 24.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,893,690
CSS custom property--colour: #C4BDFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.01:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#3B4205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC5FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEC2F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B9C7D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.9Thistle · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7Lavender · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3FABD
Analogous#BDD5FA, #E3BDFA
Triadic#FAC4BD, #BDFAC4
Split complementary#FAE3BD, #D5FABD
Tetradic#FABDD5, #F3FABD, #BDFAE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEECFE
Darker −10%#9A8EF6
Darker −20%#6F5EF3
Darker −30%#452FEF
Darker −40%#2811DA
More saturated +25%#C0B8FF
Less saturated −25%#CBC6F1

Channel breakdown

R196
G189
B250
Red196 (76.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue246.89°
Saturation (HSL)85.92%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G BD · B FA

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