Colour
#C8BFF8
- #C8BFF8
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8BFF8 is a blue with RGB values 200, 191, 248 and HSL 249°, 80%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C8BFF8#C8BFF8
HEX#C8BFF8
RGBrgb(200, 191, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.749, 0.9725
RGB percentages78.4%, 74.9%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(249.5, 80.3%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 23%, 97.3%)
CMYK19.4%, 23%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,156,344
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BFF8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.26:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#374007
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EFF8BF
Analogous#BFD2F8, #E5BFF8
Triadic#F8C8BF, #BFF8C8
Split complementary#F8E5BF, #D2F8BF
Tetradic#F8BFD2, #EFF8BF, #BFF8E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G191
B248
Red200 (78.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue249.47°
Saturation (HSL)80.28%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G BF · B F8
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