Recognised as Colour
#C9BDEE
- #C9BDEE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C9BDEE is a blue with RGB values 201, 189, 238 and HSL 255°, 59%, 84%. 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
#C9BDEE#C9BDEE
HEX#C9BDEE
RGBrgb(201, 189, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7412, 0.9333
RGB percentages78.8%, 74.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(254.7, 59%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 20.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK15.5%, 20.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,221,358
CSS custom property--colour: #C9BDEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#364211
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 text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E2EEBD
Analogous#BDCAEE, #E2BDEE
Triadic#EEC9BD, #BDEEC9
Split complementary#EEE2BD, #CAEEBD
Tetradic#EEBDCA, #E2EEBD, #BDEEE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G189
B238
Red201 (78.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue254.69°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G BD · B EE
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