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Recognised as Colour

#C8C0FF

  • #C8C0FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#C8C0FF is a blue with RGB values 200, 192, 255 and HSL 248°, 100%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C8C0FF#C8C0FF
HEX#C8C0FF
RGBrgb(200, 192, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7529, 1
RGB percentages78.4%, 75.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(247.6, 100%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 24.7%, 100%)
CMYK21.6%, 24.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,156,607
CSS custom property--colour: #C8C0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.44:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#373F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1C8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1C6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BDCAD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20Thistle · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Lavender · ΔE 26.2Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7FFC0
Analogous#C0D8FF, #E7C0FF
Triadic#FFC8C0, #C0FFC8
Split complementary#FFE7C0, #D8FFC0
Tetradic#FFC0D8, #F7FFC0, #C0FFE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F3FF
Darker −10%#9B8DFF
Darker −20%#6F5AFF
Darker −30%#4227FF
Darker −40%#1F00F3
More saturated +25%#C8C0FF
Less saturated −25%#CEC8F7

Channel breakdown

R200
G192
B255
Red200 (78.4%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue247.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G C0 · B FF

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