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Recognised as Colour

#C8BDFF

  • #C8BDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#C8BDFF is a blue with RGB values 200, 189, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C8BDFF#C8BDFF
HEX#C8BDFF
RGBrgb(200, 189, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7412, 1
RGB percentages78.4%, 74.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(250, 100%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 25.9%, 100%)
CMYK21.6%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,839
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55895WCAG 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 12.18:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#374200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEC4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BDC8D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.9Thistle · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5Lavender · ΔE 28.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FFBD
Analogous#BDD3FF, #E9BDFF
Triadic#FFC8BD, #BDFFC8
Split complementary#FFE9BD, #D3FFBD
Tetradic#FFBDD3, #F4FFBD, #BDFFE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F0FF
Darker −10%#9E8AFF
Darker −20%#7357FF
Darker −30%#4924FF
Darker −40%#2800F0
More saturated +25%#C8BDFF
Less saturated −25%#CEC5F7

Channel breakdown

R200
G189
B255
Red200 (78.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G BD · B FF

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