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Recognised as Colour

#C4C0EB

  • #C4C0EB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C4C0EB is a blue with RGB values 196, 192, 235 and HSL 246°, 52%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C4C0EB#C4C0EB
HEX#C4C0EB
RGBrgb(196, 192, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7529, 0.9216
RGB percentages76.9%, 75.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(245.6, 51.8%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 18.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK16.6%, 18.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,894,443
CSS custom property--colour: #C4C0EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.09:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#3B3F14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BCC7CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6Lavender · ΔE 17.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Silver · ΔE 23.1Light blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7EBC0
Analogous#C0D2EB, #D9C0EB
Triadic#EBC4C0, #C0EBC4
Split complementary#EBD9C0, #D2EBC0
Tetradic#EBC0D2, #E7EBC0, #C0EBD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8E7F7
Darker −10%#A099DF
Darker −20%#7B73D2
Darker −30%#574CC6
Darker −40%#4036A9
More saturated +25%#BCB6F5
Less saturated −25%#CCCAE1

Channel breakdown

R196
G192
B235
Red196 (76.9%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue245.58°
Saturation (HSL)51.81%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G C0 · B EB

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