Colour
#CEC5FF
- #CEC5FF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CEC5FF is a blue with RGB values 206, 197, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CEC5FF#CEC5FF
HEX#CEC5FF
RGBrgb(206, 197, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7725, 1
RGB percentages80.8%, 77.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(249.3, 100%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.3, 22.7%, 100%)
CMYK19.2%, 22.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,551,103
CSS custom property--colour: #CEC5FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#313A00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F6FFC5
Analogous#C5D9FF, #EBC5FF
Triadic#FFCEC5, #C5FFCE
Split complementary#FFEBC5, #D9FFC5
Tetradic#FFC5D9, #F6FFC5, #C5FFEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G197
B255
Red206 (80.8%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue249.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G C5 · B FF
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