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Recognised as Colour

#C4C1E6

  • #C4C1E6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C4C1E6 is a blue with RGB values 196, 193, 230 and HSL 245°, 43%, 83%. 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

#C4C1E6#C4C1E6
HEX#C4C1E6
RGBrgb(196, 193, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7569, 0.902
RGB percentages76.9%, 75.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(244.9, 42.5%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.9, 16.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK14.8%, 16.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,894,694
CSS custom property--colour: #C4C1E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55589WCAG 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 12.12:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#3B3E19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C5E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C4E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BDC7CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10Light steelblue · ΔE 10Lavender · ΔE 15.7Silver · ΔE 19.9Light grey · ΔE 20.5Light blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3E6C1
Analogous#C1D0E6, #D7C1E6
Triadic#E6C4C1, #C1E6C4
Split complementary#E6D7C1, #D0E6C1
Tetradic#E6C1D0, #E3E6C1, #C1E6D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7E5F5
Darker −10%#A19DD7
Darker −20%#7F78C9
Darker −30%#5C54BA
Darker −40%#463F9C
More saturated +25%#BBB6F1
Less saturated −25%#CDCCDB

Channel breakdown

R196
G193
B230
Red196 (76.9%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue244.86°
Saturation (HSL)42.53%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G C1 · B E6

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