Colour
#C8BEE7
- #C8BEE7
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8BEE7 is a blue with RGB values 200, 190, 231 and HSL 255°, 46%, 83%. 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
#C8BEE7#C8BEE7
HEX#C8BEE7
RGBrgb(200, 190, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7451, 0.9059
RGB percentages78.4%, 74.5%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(254.6, 46.1%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 17.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK13.4%, 17.7%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,156,071
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BEE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#374118
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 text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDE7BE
Analogous#BEC9E7, #DDBEE7
Triadic#E7C8BE, #BEE7C8
Split complementary#E7DDBE, #C9E7BE
Tetradic#E7BEC9, #DDE7BE, #BEE7DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G190
B231
Red200 (78.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue254.63°
Saturation (HSL)46.07%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G BE · B E7
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