Recognised as Colour
#CCC4EF
- #CCC4EF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCC4EF is a blue with RGB values 204, 196, 239 and HSL 251°, 57%, 85%. 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
#CCC4EF#CCC4EF
HEX#CCC4EF
RGBrgb(204, 196, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7686, 0.9373
RGB percentages80%, 76.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(251.2, 57.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 18%, 93.7%)
CMYK14.6%, 18%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,419,759
CSS custom property--colour: #CCC4EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.71:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#333B10
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E7EFC4
Analogous#C4D2EF, #E2C4EF
Triadic#EFCCC4, #C4EFCC
Split complementary#EFE2C4, #D2EFC4
Tetradic#EFC4D2, #E7EFC4, #C4EFE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G196
B239
Red204 (80%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue251.16°
Saturation (HSL)57.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G C4 · B EF
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