Colour
#C6BEEB
- #C6BEEB
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6BEEB is a blue with RGB values 198, 190, 235 and HSL 251°, 53%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C6BEEB#C6BEEB
HEX#C6BEEB
RGBrgb(198, 190, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7451, 0.9216
RGB percentages77.6%, 74.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(250.7, 52.9%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 19.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK15.7%, 19.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,025,003
CSS custom property--colour: #C6BEEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#394114
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E3EBBE
Analogous#BECCEB, #DDBEEB
Triadic#EBC6BE, #BEEBC6
Split complementary#EBDDBE, #CCEBBE
Tetradic#EBBECC, #E3EBBE, #BEEBDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G190
B235
Red198 (77.6%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue250.67°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G BE · B EB
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