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Recognised as Colour

#C5BBEA

  • #C5BBEA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C5BBEA is a blue with RGB values 197, 187, 234 and HSL 253°, 53%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C5BBEA#C5BBEA
HEX#C5BBEA
RGBrgb(197, 187, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7333, 0.9176
RGB percentages77.3%, 73.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(252.8, 52.8%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 20.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK15.8%, 20.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,958,698
CSS custom property--colour: #C5BBEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#3A4415

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1C1ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2C0E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BEC2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6Plum · ΔE 20.3Lavender · ΔE 20.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Silver · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0EABB
Analogous#BBC8EA, #DDBBEA
Triadic#EAC5BB, #BBEAC5
Split complementary#EADDBB, #C8EABB
Tetradic#EABBC8, #E0EABB, #BBEADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6E2F6
Darker −10%#A494DE
Darker −20%#836DD2
Darker −30%#6146C6
Darker −40%#4C33A6
More saturated +25%#BFB0F5
Less saturated −25%#CBC6DF

Channel breakdown

R197
G187
B234
Red197 (77.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue252.77°
Saturation (HSL)52.81%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G BB · B EA

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