Colour
#CAC3EB
- #CAC3EB
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CAC3EB is a blue with RGB values 202, 195, 235 and HSL 251°, 50%, 84%. 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
#CAC3EB#CAC3EB
HEX#CAC3EB
RGBrgb(202, 195, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7647, 0.9216
RGB percentages79.2%, 76.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(250.5, 50%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 17%, 92.2%)
CMYK14%, 17%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,288,427
CSS custom property--colour: #CAC3EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57585WCAG 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 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#353C14
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 text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4EBC3
Analogous#C3D0EB, #DEC3EB
Triadic#EBCAC3, #C3EBCA
Split complementary#EBDEC3, #D0EBC3
Tetradic#EBC3D0, #E4EBC3, #C3EBDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G195
B235
Red202 (79.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue250.5°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G C3 · B EB
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