Colour

#C7BBF2

#C7BBF2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C7BBF2 is a blue with RGB values 199, 187, 242 and HSL 253°, 68%, 84%. 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

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HEX#C7BBF2

RGBrgb(199, 187, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7333, 0.949

RGB percentages78%, 73.3%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(253.1, 67.9%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.1, 22.7%, 94.9%)

CMYK17.8%, 22.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,089,778

CSS custom property--colour: #C7BBF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#38440D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFC3F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0C1F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BFC3CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 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 text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.7 Plum · ΔE 18.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5 Lavender · ΔE 23.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E6F2BB

Analogous#BBCAF2, #E3BBF2

Triadic#F2C7BB, #BBF2C7

Split complementary#F2E3BB, #CAF2BB

Tetradic#F2BBCA, #E6F2BB, #BBF2E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EAE6FA

Darker −10%#A490EA

Darker −20%#8065E2

Darker −30%#5D3BD9

Darker −40%#4524BD

More saturated +25%#C1B1FC

Less saturated −25%#CDC5E8

Channel breakdown

R199

G187

B242

Red199 (78%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue253.09°

Saturation (HSL)67.9%

Lightness84.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G BB · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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