Recognised as Colour
#C6B9F0
- #C6B9F0
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6B9F0 is a blue with RGB values 198, 185, 240 and HSL 254°, 65%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C6B9F0#C6B9F0
HEX#C6B9F0
RGBrgb(198, 185, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7255, 0.9412
RGB percentages77.6%, 72.5%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(254.2, 64.7%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 22.9%, 94.1%)
CMYK17.5%, 22.9%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,023,728
CSS custom property--colour: #C6B9F0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52995WCAG 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 11.6:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#39460F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E3F0B9
Analogous#B9C7F0, #E2B9F0
Triadic#F0C6B9, #B9F0C6
Split complementary#F0E2B9, #C7F0B9
Tetradic#F0B9C7, #E3F0B9, #B9F0E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G185
B240
Red198 (77.6%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue254.18°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G B9 · B F0
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