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Recognised as Colour

#C6C2EB

  • #C6C2EB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C6C2EB is a blue with RGB values 198, 194, 235 and HSL 246°, 51%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C6C2EB#C6C2EB
HEX#C6C2EB
RGBrgb(198, 194, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7608, 0.9216
RGB percentages77.6%, 76.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(245.9, 50.6%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 17.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK15.7%, 17.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,026,027
CSS custom property--colour: #C6C2EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#393D14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C7EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C5EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BFC8D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Lavender · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 22.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Light blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7EBC2
Analogous#C2D2EB, #DBC2EB
Triadic#EBC6C2, #C2EBC6
Split complementary#EBDBC2, #D3EBC2
Tetradic#EBC2D3, #E7EBC2, #C2EBDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAE8F8
Darker −10%#A29CDE
Darker −20%#7E75D2
Darker −30%#5A4FC5
Darker −40%#4338A9
More saturated +25%#BEB8F5
Less saturated −25%#CECCE1

Channel breakdown

R198
G194
B235
Red198 (77.6%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue245.85°
Saturation (HSL)50.62%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G C2 · B EB

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