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Recognised as Colour

#C9C2E7

  • #C9C2E7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C9C2E7 is a blue with RGB values 201, 194, 231 and HSL 251°, 44%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C9C2E7#C9C2E7
HEX#C9C2E7
RGBrgb(201, 194, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7608, 0.9059
RGB percentages78.8%, 76.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(251.4, 43.5%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 16%, 90.6%)
CMYK13%, 16%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,222,631
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C2E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.6 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#363D18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC7E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC6E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C4C7CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
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

Thistle · ΔE 9Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Lavender · ΔE 15.3Silver · ΔE 20.1Light grey · ΔE 20.4Gainsboro · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0E7C2
Analogous#C2CEE7, #DCC2E7
Triadic#E7C9C2, #C2E7C9
Split complementary#E7DCC2, #CDE7C2
Tetradic#E7C2CD, #E0E7C2, #C2E7DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9E7F5
Darker −10%#A99DD9
Darker −20%#8879CA
Darker −30%#6854BC
Darker −40%#513E9F
More saturated +25%#C2B7F2
Less saturated −25%#D0CDDC

Channel breakdown

R201
G194
B231
Red201 (78.8%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue251.35°
Saturation (HSL)43.53%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G C2 · B E7

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