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Colour

#C6BEDF

  • #C6BEDF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C6BEDF is a blue with RGB values 198, 190, 223 and HSL 255°, 34%, 81%. 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

#C6BEDF#C6BEDF
HEX#C6BEDF
RGBrgb(198, 190, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7451, 0.8745
RGB percentages77.6%, 74.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(254.5, 34%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 14.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK11.2%, 14.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,024,991
CSS custom property--colour: #C6BEDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#394120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C3E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C2DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C2C3C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.6Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Lavender · ΔE 15.5Silver · ΔE 18Light grey · ΔE 18.9Gainsboro · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7DFBE
Analogous#BEC7DF, #D6BEDF
Triadic#DFC6BE, #BEDFC6
Split complementary#DFD6BE, #C7DFBE
Tetradic#DFBEC7, #D7DFBE, #BEDFD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E0F0
Darker −10%#A89CCE
Darker −20%#8A7ABD
Darker −30%#6C57AD
Darker −40%#56458C
More saturated +25%#C0B2EB
Less saturated −25%#CCCAD3

Channel breakdown

R198
G190
B223
Red198 (77.6%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue254.55°
Saturation (HSL)34.02%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G BE · B DF

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