Recognised as Colour
#CCC5E5
- #CCC5E5
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCC5E5 is a blue with RGB values 204, 197, 229 and HSL 253°, 38%, 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
#CCC5E5#CCC5E5
HEX#CCC5E5
RGBrgb(204, 197, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7725, 0.898
RGB percentages80%, 77.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(253.1, 38.1%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.1, 14%, 89.8%)
CMYK10.9%, 14%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,420,005
CSS custom property--colour: #CCC5E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#333A1A
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 text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEE5C5
Analogous#C5CEE5, #DCC5E5
Triadic#E5CCC5, #C5E5CC
Split complementary#E5DCC5, #CEE5C5
Tetradic#E5C5CE, #DEE5C5, #C5E5DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G197
B229
Red204 (80%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue253.13°
Saturation (HSL)38.1%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G C5 · B E5
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