Recognised as Colour
#C9BFFD
- #C9BFFD
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#C9BFFD is a blue with RGB values 201, 191, 253 and HSL 250°, 94%, 87%. 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
#C9BFFD#C9BFFD
HEX#C9BFFD
RGBrgb(201, 191, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.749, 0.9922
RGB percentages78.8%, 74.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(249.7, 93.9%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 24.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK20.6%, 24.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,221,885
CSS custom property--colour: #C9BFFD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#364002
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F3FDBF
Analogous#BFD4FD, #E8BFFD
Triadic#FDC9BF, #BFFDC9
Split complementary#FDE8BF, #D4FDBF
Tetradic#FDBFD4, #F3FDBF, #BFFDE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G191
B253
Red201 (78.8%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue249.68°
Saturation (HSL)93.94%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G BF · B FD
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