Recognised as Colour
#CAC5E9
- #CAC5E9
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CAC5E9 is a blue with RGB values 202, 197, 233 and HSL 248°, 45%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CAC5E9#CAC5E9
HEX#CAC5E9
RGBrgb(202, 197, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7725, 0.9137
RGB percentages79.2%, 77.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(248.3, 45%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 15.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK13.3%, 15.5%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,288,937
CSS custom property--colour: #CAC5E9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.67:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#353A16
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4E9C5
Analogous#C5D2E9, #DCC5E9
Triadic#E9CAC5, #C5E9CA
Split complementary#E9DCC5, #D2E9C5
Tetradic#E9C5D2, #E4E9C5, #C5E9DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G197
B233
Red202 (79.2%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue248.33°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G C5 · B E9
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