Recognised as Colour
#CAC2EF
- #CAC2EF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CAC2EF is a blue with RGB values 202, 194, 239 and HSL 251°, 58%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CAC2EF#CAC2EF
HEX#CAC2EF
RGBrgb(202, 194, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7608, 0.9373
RGB percentages79.2%, 76.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(250.7, 58.4%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 18.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK15.5%, 18.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,288,175
CSS custom property--colour: #CAC2EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57372WCAG 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 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#353D10
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E7EFC2
Analogous#C2D1EF, #E1C2EF
Triadic#EFCAC2, #C2EFCA
Split complementary#EFE1C2, #D1EFC2
Tetradic#EFC2D1, #E7EFC2, #C2EFE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G194
B239
Red202 (79.2%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue250.67°
Saturation (HSL)58.44%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G C2 · B EF
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