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Recognised as Colour

#C9C2EF

  • #C9C2EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C9C2EF is a blue with RGB values 201, 194, 239 and HSL 249°, 58%, 85%. 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

#C9C2EF#C9C2EF
HEX#C9C2EF
RGBrgb(201, 194, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7608, 0.9373
RGB percentages78.8%, 76.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(249.3, 58.4%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.3, 18.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK15.9%, 18.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,222,639
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C2EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57233WCAG 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 12.45:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#363D10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C8F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C6EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C2C9D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Lavender · ΔE 18.1Plum · ΔE 22.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Silver · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8EFC2
Analogous#C2D2EF, #E0C2EF
Triadic#EFC9C2, #C2EFC9
Split complementary#EFE0C2, #D2EFC2
Tetradic#EFC2D2, #E8EFC2, #C2EFE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDEAFA
Darker −10%#A59AE4
Darker −20%#8171DA
Darker −30%#5E49CF
Darker −40%#4430B5
More saturated +25%#C2B8F9
Less saturated −25%#D0CCE5

Channel breakdown

R201
G194
B239
Red201 (78.8%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue249.33°
Saturation (HSL)58.44%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G C2 · B EF

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