Recognised as Colour
#CAC5DD
- #CAC5DD
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CAC5DD is a blue with RGB values 202, 197, 221 and HSL 252°, 26%, 82%. 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
#CAC5DD#CAC5DD
HEX#CAC5DD
RGBrgb(202, 197, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7725, 0.8667
RGB percentages79.2%, 77.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(252.5, 26.1%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 10.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK8.6%, 10.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,288,925
CSS custom property--colour: #CAC5DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#353A22
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8DDC5
Analogous#C5CCDD, #D6C5DD
Triadic#DDCAC5, #C5DDCA
Split complementary#DDD6C5, #CCDDC5
Tetradic#DDC5CC, #D8DDC5, #C5DDD6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G197
B221
Red202 (79.2%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue252.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.09%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G C5 · B DD
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