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Colour

#C6BAF9

  • #C6BAF9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#C6BAF9 is a blue with RGB values 198, 186, 249 and HSL 251°, 84%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C6BAF9#C6BAF9
HEX#C6BAF9
RGBrgb(198, 186, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7294, 0.9765
RGB percentages77.6%, 72.9%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(251.4, 84%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 25.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK20.5%, 25.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,023,993
CSS custom property--colour: #C6BAF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#394506

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABC3FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACC1F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BCC4D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.1Thistle · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8Lavender · ΔE 27.4Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDF9BA
Analogous#BACEF9, #E6BAF9
Triadic#F9C6BA, #BAF9C6
Split complementary#F9E6BA, #CEF9BA
Tetradic#F9BACE, #EDF9BA, #BAF9E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDE9FD
Darker −10%#9F8BF5
Darker −20%#785CF1
Darker −30%#522DED
Darker −40%#3712D5
More saturated +25%#C2B4FF
Less saturated −25%#CCC3F0

Channel breakdown

R198
G186
B249
Red198 (77.6%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue251.43°
Saturation (HSL)84%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G BA · B F9

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