Recognised as Colour
#C4BFDD
- #C4BFDD
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C4BFDD is a blue with RGB values 196, 191, 221 and HSL 250°, 31%, 81%. 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
#C4BFDD#C4BFDD
HEX#C4BFDD
RGBrgb(196, 191, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.749, 0.8667
RGB percentages76.9%, 74.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(250, 30.6%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 13.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK11.3%, 13.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,894,173
CSS custom property--colour: #C4BFDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.84:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#3B4022
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8DDBF
Analogous#BFC9DD, #D3BFDD
Triadic#DDC4BF, #BFDDC4
Split complementary#DDD3BF, #C9DDBF
Tetradic#DDBFC9, #D8DDBF, #BFDDD3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G191
B221
Red196 (76.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G BF · B DD
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