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Colour

#C9BEFF

  • #C9BEFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#C9BEFF is a blue with RGB values 201, 190, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C9BEFF#C9BEFF
HEX#C9BEFF
RGBrgb(201, 190, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7451, 1
RGB percentages78.8%, 74.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(250.2, 100%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 25.5%, 100%)
CMYK21.2%, 25.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,221,631
CSS custom property--colour: #C9BEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#364100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFC7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BEC9D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.9Thistle · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27Lavender · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FFBE
Analogous#BED3FF, #EABEFF
Triadic#FFC9BE, #BEFFC9
Split complementary#FFE9BE, #D4FFBE
Tetradic#FFBED3, #F4FFBE, #BEFFEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F1FF
Darker −10%#9F8BFF
Darker −20%#7458FF
Darker −30%#4A25FF
Darker −40%#2900F1
More saturated +25%#C9BEFF
Less saturated −25%#CEC6F7

Channel breakdown

R201
G190
B255
Red201 (78.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue250.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G BE · B FF

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