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Recognised as Colour

#CCC7E2

  • #CCC7E2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CCC7E2 is a blue with RGB values 204, 199, 226 and HSL 251°, 32%, 83%. 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

#CCC7E2#CCC7E2
HEX#CCC7E2
RGBrgb(204, 199, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7804, 0.8863
RGB percentages80%, 78%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(251.1, 31.8%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 11.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK9.7%, 11.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,420,514
CSS custom property--colour: #CCC7E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59175WCAG 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 12.84:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#33381D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CAE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2CAE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C8CBD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 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 text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.4Light steelblue · ΔE 9Lavender · ΔE 11.3Light grey · ΔE 14.8Silver · ΔE 14.9Gainsboro · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE2C7
Analogous#C7CFE2, #DAC7E2
Triadic#E2CCC7, #C7E2CC
Split complementary#E2DAC7, #CFE2C7
Tetradic#E2C7CF, #DDE2C7, #C7E2DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBE9F3
Darker −10%#ADA5D1
Darker −20%#8F84BF
Darker −30%#7062AE
Darker −40%#584B92
More saturated +25%#C5BCED
Less saturated −25%#D3D2D7

Channel breakdown

R204
G199
B226
Red204 (80%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue251.11°
Saturation (HSL)31.76%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G C7 · B E2

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