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Recognised as Colour

#CFC8EF

  • #CFC8EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CFC8EF is a blue with RGB values 207, 200, 239 and HSL 251°, 55%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CFC8EF#CFC8EF
HEX#CFC8EF
RGBrgb(207, 200, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7843, 0.9373
RGB percentages81.2%, 78.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(250.8, 54.9%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 16.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK13.4%, 16.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,617,391
CSS custom property--colour: #CFC8EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.16:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#303710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CDF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0CCEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#C9CED5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.9Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3Lavender · ΔE 14.3Light grey · ΔE 21Silver · ΔE 21.4Gainsboro · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8EFC8
Analogous#C8D5EF, #E3C8EF
Triadic#EFCFC8, #C8EFCF
Split complementary#EFE3C8, #D5EFC8
Tetradic#EFC8D5, #E8EFC8, #C8EFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F0FA
Darker −10%#ADA0E4
Darker −20%#8A79D8
Darker −30%#6851CD
Darker −40%#4C35B6
More saturated +25%#C9BFF8
Less saturated −25%#D5D1E6

Channel breakdown

R207
G200
B239
Red207 (81.2%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue250.77°
Saturation (HSL)54.93%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G C8 · B EF

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