Colour
#C7BDF2
- #C7BDF2
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C7BDF2 is a blue with RGB values 199, 189, 242 and HSL 251°, 67%, 85%. 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
#C7BDF2#C7BDF2
HEX#C7BDF2
RGBrgb(199, 189, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7412, 0.949
RGB percentages78%, 74.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(251.3, 67.1%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 21.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK17.8%, 21.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,090,290
CSS custom property--colour: #C7BDF2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#38420D
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 text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E8F2BD
Analogous#BDCEF2, #E2BDF2
Triadic#F2C7BD, #BDF2C7
Split complementary#F2E2BD, #CEF2BD
Tetradic#F2BDCE, #E8F2BD, #BDF2E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G189
B242
Red199 (78%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue251.32°
Saturation (HSL)67.09%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G BD · B F2
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page