Recognised as Colour
#C6C4E7
- #C6C4E7
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#C6C4E7 is a blue with RGB values 198, 196, 231 and HSL 243°, 42%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#C6C4E7#C6C4E7
HEX#C6C4E7
RGBrgb(198, 196, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7686, 0.9059
RGB percentages77.6%, 76.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(243.4, 42.2%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 15.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK14.3%, 15.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,026,535
CSS custom property--colour: #C6C4E7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#393B18
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E5E7C4
Analogous#C4D4E7, #D8C4E7
Triadic#E7C6C4, #C4E7C6
Split complementary#E7D8C4, #D4E7C4
Tetradic#E7C4D3, #E5E7C4, #C4E7D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G196
B231
Red198 (77.6%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue243.43°
Saturation (HSL)42.17%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G C4 · B E7
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