Colour
#C5BEF6
- #C5BEF6
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C5BEF6 is a blue with RGB values 197, 190, 246 and HSL 248°, 76%, 85%. 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
#C5BEF6#C5BEF6
HEX#C5BEF6
RGBrgb(197, 190, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7451, 0.9647
RGB percentages77.3%, 74.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(247.5, 75.7%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 22.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK19.9%, 22.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,959,478
CSS custom property--colour: #C5BEF6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#3A4109
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EFF6BE
Analogous#BED3F6, #E1BEF6
Triadic#F6C5BE, #BEF6C5
Split complementary#F6E1BE, #D3F6BE
Tetradic#F6BED3, #EFF6BE, #BEF6E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G190
B246
Red197 (77.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)75.68%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G BE · B F6
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