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Recognised as Colour

#C9BBFA

  • #C9BBFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#C9BBFA is a blue with RGB values 201, 187, 250 and HSL 253°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C9BBFA#C9BBFA
HEX#C9BBFA
RGBrgb(201, 187, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7333, 0.9804
RGB percentages78.8%, 73.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(253.3, 86.3%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 25.2%, 98%)
CMYK19.6%, 25.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,220,858
CSS custom property--colour: #C9BBFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#364405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC4FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEC3F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C0C5D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.7Thistle · ΔE 20.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Lavender · ΔE 27.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECFABB
Analogous#BBCDFA, #E9BBFA
Triadic#FAC9BB, #BBFAC9
Split complementary#FAE9BB, #CDFABB
Tetradic#FABBCC, #ECFABB, #BBFAE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEBFD
Darker −10%#A38BF7
Darker −20%#7E5CF3
Darker −30%#582CF0
Darker −40%#3D10D9
More saturated +25%#C6B6FF
Less saturated −25%#CEC4F1

Channel breakdown

R201
G187
B250
Red201 (78.8%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue253.33°
Saturation (HSL)86.3%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G BB · B FA

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