Colour
#C5BCEE
- #C5BCEE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C5BCEE is a blue with RGB values 197, 188, 238 and HSL 251°, 60%, 84%. 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
#C5BCEE#C5BCEE
HEX#C5BCEE
RGBrgb(197, 188, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7373, 0.9333
RGB percentages77.3%, 73.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(250.8, 59.5%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 21%, 93.3%)
CMYK17.2%, 21%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,958,958
CSS custom property--colour: #C5BCEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#3A4311
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E5EEBC
Analogous#BCCCEE, #DEBCEE
Triadic#EEC5BC, #BCEEC5
Split complementary#EEDEBC, #CCEEBC
Tetradic#EEBCCC, #E5EEBC, #BCEEDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G188
B238
Red197 (77.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue250.8°
Saturation (HSL)59.52%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G BC · B EE
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