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Recognised as Colour

#CBC5EF

  • #CBC5EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CBC5EF is a blue with RGB values 203, 197, 239 and HSL 249°, 57%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CBC5EF#CBC5EF
HEX#CBC5EF
RGBrgb(203, 197, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7725, 0.9373
RGB percentages79.6%, 77.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(248.6, 56.8%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 17.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK15.1%, 17.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,354,479
CSS custom property--colour: #CBC5EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#343A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCCAF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC9EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#C4CBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.2Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Lavender · ΔE 16.2Light grey · ΔE 22.7Silver · ΔE 22.7Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9EFC5
Analogous#C5D4EF, #E0C5EF
Triadic#EFCBC5, #C5EFCB
Split complementary#EFE0C5, #D4EFC5
Tetradic#EFC5D4, #E9EFC5, #C5EFE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEDFA
Darker −10%#A79DE4
Darker −20%#8375D9
Darker −30%#5F4DCE
Darker −40%#4532B6
More saturated +25%#C4BCF8
Less saturated −25%#D2CEE6

Channel breakdown

R203
G197
B239
Red203 (79.6%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)56.76%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G C5 · B EF

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