Colour
#C8C2E3
- #C8C2E3
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8C2E3 is a blue with RGB values 200, 194, 227 and HSL 251°, 37%, 83%. 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
#C8C2E3#C8C2E3
HEX#C8C2E3
RGBrgb(200, 194, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7608, 0.8902
RGB percentages78.4%, 76.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(250.9, 37.1%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 14.5%, 89%)
CMYK11.9%, 14.5%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,157,091
CSS custom property--colour: #C8C2E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#373D1C
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 text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDE3C2
Analogous#C2CDE3, #D9C2E3
Triadic#E3C8C2, #C2E3C8
Split complementary#E3D8C2, #CDE3C2
Tetradic#E3C2CD, #DDE3C2, #C2E3D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G194
B227
Red200 (78.4%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue250.91°
Saturation (HSL)37.08%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G C2 · B E3
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